At Ona Beach State Park, there are parking, restrooms, a large grassy area, and shaded picnic tables right off Highway 101. The original Seal Rock Community site was built by Belinda Goody, who also took many of the photographs.Along the Oregon coast there is a little known stretch of sand called Ona Beach. Underway to expand the hiking and camping facilities of the Beaver Creek Park area.Īll photographs are copyrighted and remain the property of the original named photographer with all rights reserved. Beaver Creek is along the south side of Ona Park.īeach access is via a small wooden bridge that goes over Beaver Creek to the beach (photo on left).īeaver Creek Park, on the east side of Highway 101, has hiking trails. A lot of grass, paved paths that are easily accessible from the paved parking lot.

State park, including restrooms and picnic tables. Ona Park, on the west side of Highway 101, has all the facilities of a It is known for good agate hunting.īRIAN BOOTH PARK (formerly ONA PARK and BEAVER CREEK PARK)īrian Booth Park (1.6 miles north of Seal Rock on Highway 101) now emcompasses both Ona Park and Beaver Creek Park. The beach below is the beach you would walk going The photo on the left was taken from Seal Rock State Park. Agates can be found in this direction as well (including blue Walking north, at low tide, you can walk all Walking south, you deadend in a mile or so by the cliffs at Seal Of the highway), this park provides direct beach access and a limited gravel parking area. Located just north of Seal Rock at Milepost 150 on Highway 101 (Curtis Street is on the east side Seal Rock beach (photo by Gary Halverson, Oregon State Archives) While other beaches are completely covered with water,ĭriftwood Park always seems to have some space on which to walk.ĭriftwood Park is okay for RVs as there is an circular-paved road around the parking spaces for RVs to drive around. Next day to find them rearranged or gone altogether!ĭriftwood Park is one of the few beaches where you can walk at high tide. While these logs can be dangerous to play on, they make for a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity because you may return the The strong winds whip the sand into tiny sculptures and waves creating interesting landscapes and colorful agates can be Giant tree stumps that wash up during heavy surf. Of the headlands to the north and the Alsea Bay to the south, Driftwood Beach has a large accumulation of logs, limbs and photos by Gary Halverson, Oregon State ArchivesĭRIFTWOOD STATE PARK is a day-use-only state park found about 2 1/4 miles south of the village of SEAL ROCK.

This pill box rock is not accessible by humans, but it is very visible. The next day and the sunning starts all over again.

They stay with their bodies touching side by side on the rock as long as the rock is exposedĪnd then they get washed off the rock by the incoming tide. There is one little round 'pill box' rock on the south end of Seal Rock State Park beach where you can see sea lions loungingĪnd sunning themselves every day. At low tide, you can walk out to Castle Rock on a bridge of pebbles, but don't tarry too long There's even an African-elephant-shaped ear! The central cluster of rocks is known by locals as Castle Rock because it looks like the walls and roofs ofĪ castle, especially at sunset. Profile of an elephant laying down, with its trunk in the water (water line is at the bridge of the trunk) and its rear end up by theīeach. On the north end of the beach shows the entire Seal Rock State Park is noted for its excellent tidepools of anemones, assorted starfish and sealife. Where you can scramble over rocks and logs before hitting the beach. The paved path continues down to the beach There is an ADA-accessible paved path going to a viewing platform. Have seen in their lifetime as do the birds and marine animals who live here. This is one of the few places where you can walk up and touch these sentinels of the sea and appreciate all they

While the geology is millions of years old, the ocean life here is constant and thrives. Seal Rock's beaches are each unique and beautiful in their own way.

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