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Hug Point State Recreation Site, Seaside, OR

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Sports & Outdoors

Hug Point State Recreation Site

A small Oregon coastal park with easy beach access, forested picnic spots, and a rocky headland with caves and a seasonal waterfall to the north.

Seaside, OR

About Hug Point State Recreation Site

This Oregon State Parks site sits a few miles south of Cannon Beach and offers simple beach access with picnic areas among the trees, plus a restroom and a short path down to the sand. The cove beach is backed by hillsides of salal, ferns, and spruce. A short walk north leads to a headland with sandstone caves, a seasonal waterfall, and tide pools that show at low water. Remnants of an old stagecoach route remain near the parking area, with wheel ruts cut into the rock, and the point's name comes from the careful hugging of the rocks that travelers once needed to get around it. Because the incoming tide can strand visitors on the point, the park urges people to check tide information before exploring.

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