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Waldport, OR  (800) 551-6949 or (541) 563-3220

 

Beachside State Recreational Site is  4 miles south of Waldport on Highway 101, and includes 78 permitted camping sites as well as a day use area.  The day use area has it’s own beach access trail, and this description relates only to the day use part of the park.  **Note that Beachside is a seasonal park and is open from April 1 through October 31, 2021.  This small dog-friendly state park is a favorite of many as it is about 1/2 way from Waldport to Yachats.  The broad sandy beach is perfect for walking on the beach, flying kits or whale watching or just watching the sun set over the Pacific.  perfect for watching storms and sunsets.  Often I find Beachside a less busy beach as most access if from campers at the park, and not the general public. Public Access #70.


Beachside is an excellent mid-point stop as you take a jaunt on 8 miles of sandy beach between Waldport and Yachats, with Big Stump Beach just a little over a mile to the north, and Tillicum Beach just a mile to the south.  Beachside is public access #66. 

 

The land for Beachside was purchased from various owners in 1944 to provide public access to a large ocean beach at Big Creek, and to preserve native shore pine and vegetation. The park was originally named Big Creek State Park but this was changed by the Highway Commission upon public request in 1957, ending confusion with other similarly named public areas.

Public bathrooms with running water;

Dog friendly;

Hiking trails, sand-dunes and sandy shores;

Fishing allowed from shore (with license).

Lots of parking, but overnight parking by reservation only in designated areas. 

Camping Reservations (800) 452-5687

Directions by Car:  Go south on Hwy 101 just 4 miles, the parking lot for the day use area is a hard right once entering the park.   

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Ellen continues to nurture her her ties to agriculture and occasionally raises a litter of puppies, but Seals' Landing is now Ellen's "farm to tend". Purchased in November 2020, the property has been completely renovated while preserving as much of the 101 year old original cottage as possible.  The property is owned jointly Ellen's husband Joe, his sister Bert and her wife Merce.  The sea air has worked wonders with Ellen's health issues. For now Ellen lives here at sea level and her husband Joe remains in Colorado, but visits as often as possible. The goal with Seals' Landing is to open our home/life on the coast to you and to share part of this slice of heaven.

To learn more about Ellen, check out her blog at: https://ellennieslanik.wixsite.com/tendingtheherd. Ellen writes about life lessons learned while raising sheep, ducks dogs and doves -- all the while raising her family.  This blog is started for the sole purpose of sharing those lessons and recording a record for her family and now will include some reflective lessons learned in the serenity of the Oregon coast.

 

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