Oregon Coast Trail, Trailhead Parking

Max Rae _{on Google}

Jun 12th, 2021

This small informal parking area is on the inside of a curve in the highway, and is easy to miss. Take the Oregon Coast Trail at the north end of the lot. You will soon come to a Y, with one fork leading to the left toward an obvious and eroding vista point. Go right, instead, for about 20 more feet, then left, off of the official coast trail and onto the well used path toward the sea. There are some nice and photogenic vistas with rocks and waves.
You can continue north on the coast trail, and it will loop back to the highway, then turn back into the forest in a short distance. While this forest is beautiful, there are no more vistas nearby.
From the south end of the parking lot, there is a very steep and dangerous path down to the tidepools below. This is a research area. If you plan on visiting here, bring a rope to help in getting down and coming back up to your car. I do not recommend this path, especially if the ground is wet.