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Roads End State Recreation Site, Lincoln City, OR

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Roads End State Recreation Site

A quiet, sheltered beach north of Lincoln City with tidepools, lava islands, and a rocky headland.

Lincoln City, OR

About Roads End State Recreation Site

Roads End State Recreation Site sits just north of Lincoln City on the Oregon coast. It offers a calm alternative to busier city beaches, especially when winds are strong. A short trail leads down to a pebbly beach at the mouth of a small creek. Old cottages and homes line the north beach until it narrows at Roads End Point. Offshore, fragments of lava form rocky islands where cormorants gather. At low tide, visitors can scramble around the point to a hidden cove, but they need to watch the tide to avoid being stranded. The beach is also a known spot for finding hand-made glass floats placed along Lincoln City's shoreline each year.

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