Overview

Hype:

The park boasts the largest island off the Oregon coast. Bird Island (also called Goat Island) is a National Wildlife Sanctuary and breeding site for such rare birds as the tufted puffin. The park offers sandy beaches interspersed with rocky outcroppings harboring interesting tidepools with their wide variety of life. Sea stacks dot the ocean just off shore. Wildlife viewing opportunities are abundant, with gray whales on their winter and spring migrations, Harbor seals, California sea lions, sea birds and the rich marine gardens. All-in-all making this park a fascinating stop for camping or beachcombing.

Time:

Fees: None

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
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	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Links: oregonstateparks.org

Getting There

Navigate to 42.068384, -124.314855.

Location

Closest City or Region: Brookings, Oregon

Coordinates: 42.068384, -124.314855

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July 24, 2018 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye, Anthony Dye, Arianne Dye, Miller Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Jaren Wagner, Killian Wagner,

Story

We got to Crescent City a little earlier than expected so we headed up the coast to Harris Beach State Park. The first great adventure was when the kids were crossing Harris Creek, and some little bug got on their skin and started biting them. Cooper got it the worst. His poor little legs were covered in sores that were all bleeding.

Once we got out to the beach, Anthony, Savannah, Madilyn, and I played a game where we would run out into the ocean as far as we could while the waves were out then race the waves back up the shore. None of us had swimming suits, and the water was too cold anyway, but it was a blast. The girls tripped a few times and got hit with the waves, and I got splashed up to my waist. It was great. 

After we were done playing on the beach, we headed back to the cars. This is when we remembered seeing pictures of a sea arch or sea cave. So we did some googling and figure out where the sea arch was, and several of us ran over to the sea arch, which was awesome. On Google, it shows as Arch Rock. When the waves hit the rock, a lot of the water was forced through the arch, causing a tital wave to come crashing through. In that same area there were some really cool tide pools, and we saw some fun crabs and plants.

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