This beach is so unique. Early in the morning you can watch the Dory boats launch right from the beach, and head out to the ocean full of fishermen. In the afternoons, they come back in, and land right on the sand!
There's a huge huge sand dune that you can climb, certain times of the year you can actually drive onto and park right on the beach, it's great for flying kites, and surfers like this spot too. So much is happening here!
The parking lot sits right next to the Pelican Brewery, which has a patio you can see the entire beach from. It's $10/day, and hard to find a spot so get there early, or be prepared to circle the lot a few (or more) times to find a space.
It is VERY VERY busy in the summer. There are lots of other beaches in the area to let the dogs run on, and with the dory boats, don't plan on letting the dogs off-leash here. It just isn't safe.
PROS
Dory boats! You won't see these really anywhere else, it's a pretty unique thing to watch them launch and come back in throughout the day.
Surfers Also fun to watch (or participate, if that's your thing), again, there aren't a lot of beaches in Oregon where there are so many surfers
Lots to do nearby There's lots of walk-up restaurants here (though they aren't cheap), a coffee shop, RV park, hotels, and a skate park all within 1/2 mile of the park
CONS
Always busy Even early in the morning there are a lot of people at this beach, launching dorys, getting on the boats for fishing, enjoying the chaos of the launches.
Hard to find parking There's only one lot, it's $10, and if you have to park somewhere else, you're parking where there are no sidewalks, and you might have to walk your dogs on the road. Not ideal.
Not good for off-leash There's just too much with the dorys here. Unless your dog is a great heeler and can stay right next to you and ignore everything, this is not the place you want to let them run around
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