Oregon Coast
Shane and I are blessed with a great relationship between his sister and husband. They live in one of the seaside towns on the Oregon Coast. We visit them at least three times a year and on every visit there is crabbing and exploring nearby beaches. The Oregon Coast has some of the most amazing beaches I’ve ever seen. Each one is unique and has a personality of its own. Some is easy to access while others need a short hike to get there.
Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site
Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site is a beach and state park located two miles south of Cannon Beach. The one mile sandy beach stretches between Humbug Point on the north and Hug Point Beach on the south. You can walk over to Humbug Point and Hug Point during low tides to explore areas usually covered by the ocean. Be forewarned – always make sure you pay attention to the tide coming in to avoid being stranded! Click this site to check out tides time by adding the name of the beach. The beach is a reef break that has very reliable surf. Summer offers the favored conditions for surfing.
Amazing Place to Explore
Arcadia Beach is an amazing place to explore sea stacks, tide pools and fantastic rock formations! Today is a foggy day with poor visibility. We take our time climbing on scattered rocks and look closely at the layers of rock formations. They are massive, some crevices are bigger than me! It is low tide so we walk over to Lion Rock. Lion Rock is a jagged basalt sea stack that resembles a crouching lion with breaking waves around it. This is a great place to look for small tide pools at the base. We found a large jelly fish washed ashore. Shane walks ahead around the headlands of Humbug Point and I find a message on the sand for me when I walk over. He is romantic this way. There are more algae on the rocks this side of the cove. We see a waterfall further up but decide to walk back because tide is coming in.
Click HERE to read about the activities we do in Oregon.