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McVay Rock State Recreation Site, Brookings, OR

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Sports & Outdoors

McVay Rock State Recreation Site

A hidden clifftop state park near Brookings with ocean views, beach access, and a disc golf course.

Brookings, OR

About McVay Rock State Recreation Site

This state recreation site sits on a bluff above the Pacific near Brookings on the southern Oregon coast. Visitors come for surf fishing, clamming, and whale watching, and to walk the sandy beach. A large lawn holds a nine-hole disc golf course with ocean views. Seabirds often fly up along the cliff edge, so people can see them close by. A steep, rocky trail leads down to the sand. The park also includes an off-leash dog area. Oregon State Parks continues to manage the site after reviewing a proposed transfer to Curry County.

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