Type Public, state Area 3 ha | Nearest city Oceanside Phone +1 800-551-6949 | |
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Location Tillamook County, Oregon Operated by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Status Day use, open year-round Address Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site, Tillamook, OR 97141, United States Similar Umpqua State Scenic C, Bradley State Scenic Vi, W B Nelson State Rec, Paradise Point State Recreatio, Coquille Myrtle Grove Sta | ||
Oceanside beach state recreation site
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the park is open to the public and is fee-free. Amenities at the site, in the unincorporated community of Oceanside, include picnicking, wildlife watching, fishing, windsurfing, and kite flying. Beachcombing is popular in summer, and agate hunting is best in winter, when ocean currents remove sand. Oceanside is about 11 miles (18 km) west of Tillamook off U.S. Route 101.
The 7.3-acre (3.0 ha) site lies between the Pacific Ocean to the west and homes on a steep slope to the east. Cape Meares is to the north and Netarts Bay and Cape Lookout are to the south. About 0.5 miles (0.8 km) offshore is Three Arch Rocks, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. It supports breeding colonies of tufted puffins and common murres as well as pigeon guillemots, storm-petrels, cormorants, and other birds. The refuge is also a breeding site for Steller sea lions.