Few places capture the rugged beauty of the Oregon Coast quite like Cannon Beach. Here, a broad sandy shoreline meets the cold Pacific beneath forested headlands, waves break around enormous sea stacks, and the unmistakable silhouette of Haystack Rock rises from the beach.
Cannon Beach is beautiful enough to justify a trip for the scenery alone, but there is much more to do than photograph its famous rock. Visitors can explore tide pools filled with marine life, hike through coastal rainforest at Ecola State Park, watch tufted puffins and migrating whales, browse galleries and shops in the compact downtown, explore nearby beaches, and finish the day with a Pacific sunset.
Located on Oregon’s northern coast roughly 90 minutes from Portland, Cannon Beach works equally well as a day trip, romantic weekend, family beach getaway, or stop on a longer Oregon Coast road trip.
🌊 Cannon Beach at a Glance
| Location | Northern Oregon Coast |
| Known for | Haystack Rock, beaches, tide pools and coastal scenery |
| Beach length | Nearly 4 miles |
| Best for | Scenic walks, photography, tide pooling, hiking and wildlife |
| Famous landmark | Haystack Rock |
| Nearby park | Ecola State Park |
| Best season for mild weather | Summer and early fall |
| Best time for tide pools | Around low tide |
| Puffin season | Generally spring through late summer |
| Good for families? | Yes |
| Good without a car? | Downtown is walkable; a car helps for surrounding attractions |
| Trip length | 1–3 days |
🏖️ Why Visit Cannon Beach?
Cannon Beach combines two qualities that do not always occur together: spectacular natural scenery and an inviting small town.
The beach itself stretches for nearly four miles between Chapman Point and Silver Point. Sea stacks rise offshore, forested mountains form the backdrop, and Haystack Rock dominates the central section of shoreline.
Just a few blocks away, Cannon Beach’s downtown feels much more intimate than a large resort destination. You can wander between art galleries, small shops, cafés, restaurants, and local businesses without needing to drive from one attraction to another.
That combination means you can spend the morning exploring tide pools, enjoy lunch downtown, hike through rainforest in the afternoon, and return to the beach for sunset without ever feeling as though you are rushing through a checklist.
🪨 See Haystack Rock
Haystack Rock is the unmistakable symbol of Cannon Beach.
The basalt sea stack rises approximately 235 feet above the shoreline and is one of the most recognizable natural landmarks on the Oregon Coast. At high tide, waves surround its base. At lower tides, the retreating Pacific reveals an extensive intertidal area filled with fascinating marine life.
You do not need to hunt for the rock. It dominates the central stretch of Cannon Beach and can be seen from numerous points along the shoreline.
For first-time visitors, simply walking toward Haystack Rock along the beach is one of the best introductions to Cannon Beach.
🐚 Explore the Haystack Rock Tide Pools
Low tide reveals another world around the base of Haystack Rock.
Sea stars, giant green anemones, crabs, limpets, chitons, and other marine organisms inhabit the protected intertidal area. The site is one of Oregon’s designated Marine Gardens and deserves to be explored carefully.
For good tide-pooling conditions, check the local tide table before planning your day. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program recommends visiting when the tide is around one foot or lower, with minus tides providing particularly extensive exposure.
Try to arrive an hour or more before the predicted low tide. That gives you time to explore while the water is still retreating rather than realizing the tide has already turned and is beginning to cover the pools.
Watch the ocean throughout your visit. Pacific waves can travel farther up the beach than expected, and tide-pooling should never become so absorbing that you stop paying attention to the incoming water.
🌱 Practice Responsible Tide Pooling
The creatures surrounding Haystack Rock live in a challenging environment where they are alternately submerged by seawater and exposed to the air. They are also vulnerable to thousands of human visitors.
Walk on sand and bare rock whenever possible rather than stepping on mussel beds, barnacles, seaweed, or other living surfaces.
Do not collect shells, animals, rocks, or other natural objects from the protected area. Avoid pulling creatures from the rocks, and never pry animals loose simply to get a better photograph.
One of the pleasures of tide pooling is discovering an ecosystem hidden in plain sight. Leaving everything where you found it allows the next visitor to experience that same sense of discovery.
🐦 Look for Tufted Puffins
Cannon Beach is also one of the most accessible places in the Pacific Northwest to look for tufted puffins.
These charismatic seabirds return to Haystack Rock during the breeding season, generally arriving in spring and remaining through much of the summer. They nest high on the rock, so binoculars make a tremendous difference.
Do not expect puffins to be standing conveniently at eye level beside the tide pools. You may need patience and a careful scan of the rock’s grassy upper areas.
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program often has interpreters on the beach during daytime low tides during its operating season. They can help visitors identify birds and intertidal creatures and sometimes provide viewing equipment.
Even outside puffin season, Haystack Rock and surrounding offshore formations support abundant birdlife.
🔭 Go Birdwatching Along the Beach
Puffins may receive most of the attention, but they are far from the only birds worth watching.
Common murres, gulls, cormorants, pigeon guillemots, black oystercatchers, and other coastal species can appear around Haystack Rock and neighboring sea stacks.
North toward Chapman Point, offshore formations known as Bird Rocks support large concentrations of nesting seabirds during parts of the year.
Bring binoculars and give resting or feeding birds plenty of space. Cannon Beach is a recreational destination for people, but it is also valuable habitat.
If you enjoy coastal wildlife, you may also like our guide to Beach Shore Birds: Identification, Migration, Birdwatching & Conservation.
🌲 Explore Ecola State Park
Just north of town, Ecola State Park is one of the highlights of the northern Oregon Coast.
The road into the park winds beneath an almost storybook canopy of Sitka spruce before emerging at viewpoints above the Pacific. From the Ecola Point area, you can look south toward Cannon Beach, Haystack Rock, and a long procession of sea stacks disappearing into the distance.
The park is also an excellent place for hiking, wildlife watching, picnicking, and whale spotting.
If you have enough time, I would consider Ecola State Park essential rather than optional. Cannon Beach is beautiful from sea level, but seeing the coastline from a forested headland provides an entirely different perspective.
For more details, see our complete Ecola State Park, Oregon: Hiking, Beaches, Viewpoints & Visitor Guide.
🌲 Hike the Trails at Ecola State Park
You do not need to undertake a long wilderness trek to enjoy the park.
Several trails provide access to forest scenery, coastal viewpoints, and beaches, while longer sections of the Oregon Coast Trail allow more ambitious hikers to explore the headlands.
Trails can become muddy, particularly after rain, so shoes with decent traction are worth bringing even if the hike itself is relatively short.
Check current trail and park conditions before setting out. Coastal storms, fallen trees, erosion, and maintenance can occasionally affect access.
🏄 Visit Indian Beach
Indian Beach, within Ecola State Park, is a smaller, wilder beach surrounded by forested headlands.
It has a distinctly different atmosphere from Cannon Beach. Instead of a broad shoreline backed by a town, Indian Beach feels tucked into the landscape.
Surfers frequently use the beach, while other visitors come to walk, photograph the sea stacks, explore the shore, or simply enjoy the scenery.
Parking can fill during busy periods, so visiting earlier in the day is a good strategy.
Even if you have no interest in surfing, Indian Beach is worth seeing simply because it provides another example of how dramatically the Oregon Coast can change within only a few miles.
🚶 Walk From Downtown to Haystack Rock
One of Cannon Beach’s great advantages is how much you can see without a car once you have parked.
From downtown, walk onto the beach and head south toward Haystack Rock. The journey itself is part of the attraction.
Depending on where you start, you can expect a roughly mile-long walk to the rock. Along the way, look back toward Chapman Point and the headlands north of town.
After exploring Haystack Rock, you can walk back along the sand or return through Midtown and explore another part of town.
This simple loop is one of the easiest ways to combine Cannon Beach’s two personalities: natural coastline and small-town charm.
🛍️ Explore Downtown Cannon Beach
Do not spend your entire visit looking toward the ocean.
Cannon Beach has developed a reputation as an arts community, with numerous galleries showcasing painting, photography, sculpture, glasswork, jewelry, and other forms of art.
The downtown area also has bookstores, boutiques, gift shops, cafés, bakeries, and restaurants.
It is compact enough for leisurely wandering, which makes it especially pleasant after a morning on the beach.
Rain is common on the Oregon Coast, so downtown is also useful when the weather becomes less cooperative. A rainy afternoon browsing galleries and stopping for coffee can be just as enjoyable as a sunny beach day.
🎨 Browse the Art Galleries
Art feels particularly at home in Cannon Beach.
The surrounding coast provides endless inspiration, and local galleries range from approachable spaces filled with coastal work to collections featuring nationally recognized artists.
You do not need to be shopping for expensive artwork to enjoy them. Gallery hopping can simply be another way to experience the town.
Photography is particularly well represented, which makes sense in a destination where fog, waves, sea stacks, forests, and rapidly changing light create an almost endless collection of dramatic scenes.
🏖️ Walk the Full Cannon Beach Shoreline
Most first-time visitors concentrate on Haystack Rock, but the shoreline rewards exploration in both directions.
To the north, walks lead toward Ecola Creek and Chapman Point. To the south, the beach continues beyond Haystack Rock and Tolovana toward Silver Point.
The farther you walk from the central accesses, the easier it can be to find quieter stretches of sand.
Beach walking also gives you a chance to appreciate how much the landscape changes with the tide. A wide stretch of wet reflective sand at low tide can look entirely different a few hours later when the Pacific advances toward the dunes.
🌅 Watch the Sunset
Haystack Rock may be photographed more often at sunset than at any other time, and it is easy to understand why.
As the sun drops over the Pacific, the rock becomes a dark silhouette against changing shades of gold, pink, orange, and red. Wet sand can reflect both the sky and the sea stacks.
Sunset is popular, so do not expect to have Haystack Rock to yourself.
Fortunately, the beach is enormous. Walk several minutes north or south and you can often create a very different composition—or simply find a quieter place to sit.
Stay a little while after the sun disappears. Some of the richest color can arrive during the twilight that follows.
📷 Photograph Haystack Rock
Cannon Beach is wonderfully forgiving for photographers because Haystack Rock looks different with almost every combination of light, tide, and weather.
At low tide, reflections across wet sand can create classic compositions. High tide produces a more dramatic scene with waves surrounding the rock. Fog can partially hide the upper slopes, while storm clouds emphasize the wild character of the coast.
You do not need professional equipment. A phone camera can produce beautiful images, especially around sunrise or sunset.
Instead of photographing only from directly in front of the rock, walk farther away and experiment with the Needles, reflections, beach grasses, people, or other sea stacks as part of the scene.
🌊 See the Needles
Just south of Haystack Rock stand several smaller offshore formations known as the Needles.
They are easy to overlook because Haystack Rock receives so much attention, but together the formations create much of Cannon Beach’s familiar silhouette.
At low tide, exposed sand and shallow water around the sea stacks can produce excellent reflections.
The area also supports marine and bird life, so explore carefully and keep wildlife protection in mind.
🌿 Visit Chapman Point
At the northern end of the main beach, Chapman Point forms a dramatic forested boundary between Cannon Beach and Ecola State Park.
The area near the point tends to feel quieter than the stretch surrounding Haystack Rock.
Offshore Bird Rocks add additional interest, particularly for birdwatchers. During nesting seasons, binoculars can reveal large numbers of seabirds occupying what initially appear to be bare rocks.
Do not attempt to walk around rocky headlands without understanding the tides. Routes that seem easily accessible at low water can become cut off as the tide rises.
🏖️ Visit Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site
At the southern end of town, Tolovana provides another convenient place to access Cannon Beach.
It is a useful option during busy periods because it allows you to begin farther from downtown and walk north toward Haystack Rock.
Tolovana also has parking and facilities, making it a convenient starting point for families.
From here, Haystack Rock is roughly a mile up the beach, turning the visit into an easy scenic walk.
🌊 Discover Arcadia Beach
Only a short drive south of Cannon Beach, Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site offers a smaller-scale alternative to the main beach.
Rock formations, driftwood, and the forested coastline give it plenty of Oregon Coast atmosphere.
It can make a good addition if you are traveling south toward Hug Point or continuing along Highway 101.
Because parking is limited, arriving earlier is usually preferable during busy weekends.
💦 Explore Hug Point
Continue south and you will reach Hug Point State Recreation Site, one of the most interesting short stops near Cannon Beach.
The beach is known for its rocky headland, caves, and a seasonal waterfall that spills onto the sand. Remnants of an old route cut into the rock recall the era when travelers used the beach itself as a roadway.
Hug Point is heavily influenced by the tide.
Do not walk around the headland simply because other visitors are doing it. Check tide conditions first and make sure you can return safely before rising water blocks your route.
🐋 Watch for Gray Whales
The high viewpoints around Cannon Beach can provide opportunities to spot migrating gray whales.
Ecola State Park is one of the best nearby places to scan the Pacific because the elevation provides a much wider view than the beach itself.
Spring and winter migration periods are particularly notable, although whales may be encountered at other times.
Bring binoculars and look for a sudden puff of mist above the water rather than trying to spot an entire whale. A blow is often the first clue that one is passing offshore.
Whale watching from shore requires patience, which fits Cannon Beach remarkably well. Find a viewpoint, slow down, and spend some time simply watching the ocean.
🦌 Look for Roosevelt Elk
One of the more surprising wildlife encounters around Cannon Beach is seeing Roosevelt elk.
These enormous animals inhabit the coastal forests and sometimes appear in meadows or even near developed areas.
Enjoy them from a substantial distance. Elk may appear calm, but they are powerful wild animals and can behave unpredictably, particularly when protecting young or during breeding season.
Never approach them for a photograph or attempt to feed them.
🐚 Go Beachcombing
Cannon Beach is an excellent place for an unhurried beachcombing walk, particularly after changing tides or stormy weather.
Driftwood, stones, shells, and other natural material can collect along the shoreline. But the pleasure is often in looking rather than collecting.
Remember that protected areas around Haystack Rock have stricter rules regarding the removal of natural materials.
If searching beaches for interesting finds is one of your favorite coastal activities, see our guide to The World’s Best Beachcombing Spots: 9 Destinations Every Collector Should Visit.
🏄 Go Surfing
The northern Oregon Coast attracts surfers despite water temperatures that make wetsuits a necessity throughout the year.
Indian Beach is one of the area’s better-known surfing locations.
Visitors unfamiliar with Pacific Northwest surfing conditions should be cautious. Cold water, currents, rocky areas, changing swell, and powerful surf make local knowledge important.
Beginners are better served by working with an experienced local instructor rather than treating an unfamiliar beach as a place to experiment alone.
🔥 Can You Have a Bonfire on Cannon Beach?
Beach fires are one of the classic Cannon Beach experiences when current rules and conditions allow them.
A small evening fire beneath the silhouette of Haystack Rock can be memorable, particularly on a cool Oregon Coast night.
However, fire restrictions can change with weather and seasonal conditions. Always check current city and beach rules before building one.
Keep fires small, use appropriate materials, completely extinguish them, and leave the beach exactly as you found it.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach has far more dining choices than you might expect from a small coastal town.
Seafood naturally appears on many menus, but you will also find bakeries, cafés, breweries, casual lunch spots, pizza, international food, and more polished dinner restaurants.
Because the town gets busy, popular restaurants can develop substantial waits on summer weekends.
Eating a little earlier or later than conventional meal times can help. Another option is to pick up sandwiches or picnic supplies and take lunch to the beach or a park.
For a short trip, I would plan at least one leisurely dinner rather than filling every evening with sightseeing. Cannon Beach suits a slower pace.
🏨 Where to Stay in Cannon Beach
Where you stay depends largely on how much you want to use your car.
Downtown
Staying downtown puts galleries, shops, restaurants, and beach access within easy walking distance.
This is particularly convenient if you want to park once and spend much of the trip on foot.
Best for: first-time visitors, couples and walkability.
Midtown and Near Haystack Rock
Midtown places you closer to Cannon Beach’s iconic landmark while keeping downtown reasonably accessible.
Oceanfront and ocean-view properties here can provide spectacular Haystack Rock views.
Best for: scenery, beach access and photography.
Tolovana
The southern end of Cannon Beach can feel slightly removed from the busiest downtown streets while still providing excellent beach access.
Best for: families, quieter stays and longer beach walks.
Nearby Towns
Travelers who cannot find suitable lodging in Cannon Beach can also consider nearby communities along the northern Oregon Coast.
However, staying in Cannon Beach itself has one major advantage: you can enjoy the beach early in the morning and late in the evening after many day visitors have left.
☀️ Best Time to Visit Cannon Beach
There is no bad season in Cannon Beach, but there are very different seasons.
Spring
Spring brings longer days, wildflowers, returning seabirds, migrating whales, and increasingly pleasant opportunities for hiking.
It also brings variable weather.
Pack rain protection and layers rather than expecting uninterrupted sunshine.
Summer
Summer provides some of the mildest and driest weather of the year and is the most popular season for visiting.
It is also the busiest.
Accommodation reservations are highly recommended, and weekend parking can become difficult. If visiting as a day trip, arrive early.
Summer is particularly good for tide pooling, hiking, long beach walks, and looking for tufted puffins.
Fall
September and early autumn can be wonderful.
Crowds begin decreasing, temperatures may remain pleasant, and the coast can enjoy stretches of beautiful weather.
As autumn advances, storms become more frequent and the destination takes on a moodier personality.
Winter
Winter is for travelers who understand that an Oregon beach vacation does not necessarily mean swimming and sunbathing.
Storms roll across the Pacific, giant waves pound the coast, and rain may arrive horizontally.
But there are also quiet beaches, cozy lodging, dramatic skies, and wonderful opportunities for storm watching.
Observe storms from safe locations well above the water rather than approaching waves for photographs.
🌧️ What Is the Weather Like?
Even during summer, Cannon Beach is not a tropical beach destination.
Cool mornings, fog, wind, clouds, and rapidly changing conditions are normal parts of the Oregon Coast experience.
Layering is the best strategy.
A light shirt, warm layer, and waterproof outer shell allow you to adjust as conditions change. Even on an apparently sunny morning, bringing a jacket is rarely a mistake.
Shoes that tolerate wet sand and muddy trails are useful if you plan to combine the beach with Ecola State Park.
🚩 Oregon Coast Beach Safety
The Pacific at Cannon Beach is beautiful, cold, and powerful.
Never turn your back on the ocean. Unexpectedly large waves can travel much farther up the beach than surrounding waves.
Stay away from driftwood when waves are reaching it. Large logs can move suddenly in surf and are far heavier than they appear.
Keep children close to you near the water, and be especially cautious around rocky areas and headlands.
Finally, understand the tide before exploring tide pools or walking around points. The easiest way to avoid becoming trapped is never to put yourself somewhere that requires racing the tide back.
🚗 Getting to Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach is approximately 90 minutes from Portland under favorable driving conditions, making it one of the most popular coastal escapes from the city.
Most visitors arrive by car, generally approaching from Highway 26 or traveling along Highway 101.
Public transportation options also connect Portland and communities along the northern Oregon Coast, so a car is not strictly required if your plans center on town and the main beach.
For broader exploration of places such as Ecola State Park, Hug Point, and other coastal communities, having a vehicle provides much more flexibility.
🅿️ Parking in Cannon Beach
Parking is one of the biggest practical considerations during a summer day trip.
Popular lots can fill, particularly around midday on weekends.
Larger public parking areas include locations near downtown, the Gower Street area in Midtown, and Tolovana. Once you find a legal parking space, Cannon Beach is easy enough to explore largely on foot.
Avoid driving from one attraction to another within town unless necessary. You may give up a good parking spot only to discover that the next area is even busier.
If you are visiting on a summer weekend, arriving early is one of the simplest ways to improve the entire experience.
👨👩👧👦 Is Cannon Beach Good for Families?
Yes.
The enormous beach gives children plenty of space to walk and play, while tide pools add a natural educational component that can be much more engaging than a conventional attraction.
Downtown has food, snacks, restrooms, and shops within easy reach, and nearby state parks provide opportunities for short hikes.
The biggest issue for families is ocean safety.
Children should remain closely supervised around surf, driftwood, rocky areas, and incoming tides. Cannon Beach is a natural Pacific shoreline rather than a protected swimming lagoon.
For many families, the best beach activities here are sandcastle building, walking, kite flying, tide pooling, and exploring rather than swimming.
🧳 What to Pack for Cannon Beach
A Cannon Beach packing list looks a little different from one for Florida or Hawaii.
Consider bringing:
- Waterproof jacket
- Warm fleece or sweater
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Shoes that can handle wet sand
- Binoculars
- Camera
- Reusable water bottle
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Small backpack
- Beach blanket
- Towels
- Tide chart or tide app
- Portable charger
- Extra socks
Yes, sunscreen still belongs on the list. Cloudy coastal weather can make it easy to underestimate sun exposure.
For more ideas, see our Free Beach Vacation Packing Checklist.
📅 How Many Days Do You Need in Cannon Beach?
You can see Cannon Beach on a day trip, but two nights is much better.
With one full day, you can visit Haystack Rock, walk through downtown, and spend some time at Ecola State Park.
Two days allow you to plan around the tides, hike without rushing, visit nearby beaches, enjoy the town, and experience both sunset and an uncrowded morning on the shore.
Three days works beautifully if Cannon Beach is your main destination rather than simply one stop on a larger road trip.
The extra time also gives you flexibility when coastal weather changes your plans.
🗺️ One-Day Cannon Beach Itinerary
Morning: Haystack Rock + Tide Pools
If the tide cooperates, begin your visit at Haystack Rock around low tide.
Explore the tide pools, watch for seabirds, and talk with Haystack Rock Awareness Program interpreters when they are present.
Afterward, walk north along the beach toward downtown.
Late Morning: Downtown Cannon Beach
Spend some time browsing galleries and shops, then stop for coffee or an early lunch.
Leaving your car parked and exploring on foot is much easier during busy periods.
Afternoon: Ecola State Park
Drive north into Ecola State Park for coastal viewpoints and a short hike.
Continue to Indian Beach if time and park conditions allow.
Evening: Dinner + Sunset
Return to Cannon Beach for dinner.
Then head back to the sand before sunset and watch Haystack Rock become a silhouette against the Pacific sky.
It is a simple itinerary, but it includes nearly everything that makes Cannon Beach special.
🗓️ A Relaxed Two-Day Cannon Beach Itinerary
Day 1
Spend your first morning exploring downtown and walking the beach.
Visit Haystack Rock when the tide is favorable, explore the tide pools, and watch for birds.
Have a leisurely dinner and finish with sunset on the beach.
Day 2
Start early at Ecola State Park.
Enjoy the viewpoints and choose a hike that matches your available time and ability.
Visit Indian Beach before returning toward Cannon Beach.
In the afternoon, drive south to Arcadia Beach or Hug Point before finishing your trip with another beach walk.
Two days gives Cannon Beach enough breathing room to feel like a getaway rather than a sightseeing stop.
💡 Cannon Beach Travel Tips
Check the tide before planning the rest of your day. If exploring Haystack Rock is important, let low tide determine your schedule rather than trying to fit tide pooling around restaurant reservations.
Arrive early in summer. Parking and traffic become considerably more difficult as the day progresses.
Bring layers. A sunny morning does not guarantee a warm afternoon.
Do not skip Ecola State Park. The elevated coastline views complement the experience of walking Cannon Beach itself.
Give wildlife space. Puffins, seabirds, elk, and marine creatures are not props for photographs.
Leave time for the beach. Cannon Beach has enough attractions to fill an itinerary, but the best moments may be the ones when you stop trying to accomplish anything.
🌅 Is Cannon Beach Worth Visiting?
Absolutely.
Cannon Beach is one of those rare destinations where an iconic photograph does not exaggerate the experience. Haystack Rock really does dominate the shoreline. The surrounding sea stacks really are that dramatic. And the combination of beach, forest, wildlife, tide pools, and a welcoming coastal town makes the destination far more interesting than a single scenic overlook.
It can be romantic, family-friendly, adventurous, peaceful, artistic, and wild—sometimes all in the same day.
Come for Haystack Rock, but make time for Ecola’s forests, a long walk beside the Pacific, the galleries downtown, a low-tide exploration, and at least one sunset.
Cannon Beach deserves much more than a quick photograph from the highway.
🔗 Related Articles
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📚 Sources
- Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce — Cannon Beach
- Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce — Things to Do
- Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce — Beaches
- Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce — Haystack Rock
- Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce — Plan Your Trip
- Haystack Rock Awareness Program — Planning Your Visit
- Haystack Rock Awareness Program — Beach Schedule & Tide Table
- Oregon State Parks — Ecola State Park
