Beachside State Park

Although beaches most often do not have paths or "official" trails, hiking along the beach is one of our favorite activities.  If you enjoy that too, then maybe you should check out Beachside State Park. 

Located between Yachats and Waldport on the Oregon Coast, Beachside State Park, (or Beachside State Recreation Site as noted on the Oregon State Park website) as the name implies, is right next to the beach. We stayed in one of the two yurts in the campground, but there is a row of campsites for tent or rv's that provide campers with views of the beach and sunset without leaving your site.

Our yurt at Beachside State Park

Amazing sunsets along the beach!

From what we read, this campground is so close to the beach that it is closed during certain months due to winter storms and spring rains which often cause flooding in the campground.  When high tide arrived each evening on our trip, it provided us with the sound of ocean waves as we fell asleep.

Panoramic view of the beach and surf at dusk.

The beach area is one of the widest we've been to on our various camping trips and is wonderful for walking, kite flying, building sand castles, or just relaxing and soaking in the sun and sounds of the surf.  We even saw folks going out each day and surfing.  We tooks hikes along the beach at least once a day and found a few shells or treasure washed up on shore. Katie highly recommends the beach  for dogs too as she loved rolling in the sand, digging holes and running through the water.

One of many easy and quickly reached access trails to the beach.

Carol enjoying the beach on one of our walks along the coast.

Katie highly recommends the beach for dogs too!!

Other activities in the area include the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area which is located just 7 miles south of the Beachside SP which has various hiking trails, a visitor center and multiple coastal viewpoints.  We highly recommend you visit that area as well as the town of Yachats, just 5 miles south of Beachside SP.  If you love coffee, tea and great baked goods, be sure to stop by the Green Salmon Coffee shop in Yachats.  Parking spots may be hard to find, but the visit is worth the effort.  We stopped by twice during our three day vacation and if we ever moved to Yachats, we would probably visit every day they are open.

About 50 cents worth of a sand dollar.

Must be rough out there in the ocean!!!!!

One of the sea stars we came upon and tried to rescue.

So there you have it -  a beach in your backyard with beautiful sunsets, miles of uncrowded beaches to walk along, the sound of surf to put you to sleep, an amazing scenic area minutes aways, plus great coffee, tea and pastries.  You have to love camping along the coast in Oregon!  We sure do!!!

Trekking Together
Glenn & Carol