From our coach to the beach is only a short .25 mile walk. Every morning and evening we had our pick of trails to hike. Some would take us to the beach, some to South Jetty, and some through the heavily wooded forest.
A short sandy trail to the ocean once you leave the paved trail.South Jetty in the distanceSouth Beach (entry from South Jetty). Lots of horseback riders use this trail to ride on the beach.
The forest is filled with Sitka Pines, Huckleberry and Twin Berry bushes and numerous other species of plants. We enjoyed hiking all the many trails, but the heavily forested ones, following the ridge line high above the ocean and the campground, were our favorite. We didn’t bring our bikes on this trip and have been wishing we would have, because the park offers miles of paved biking trails.
Beautiful old growth trees!
The ocean never seems to tire of sending its cool breeze inland and with it cool temperatures. It has rarely been above 70 during the day, dipping down into the 50’s at night. With gorgeous sunny days, except for occasional clouds that seem to float in and out, we have enjoyed our visit in Newport, Oregon.
Fog rolling in this morning
South Beach State Park is probably the largest state park we have ever stayed in with 225 electrical and water sites, 60 tent sites and 27 Yurts. For us it is a tad too big. If you plan a visit to South Beach State Park book your reservations early, because it is a very popular park and full most of the time.
Sharing a trail. At least it was colorful!Watching the waves!
A different view of the Yaquinta Bay Bridge
South Beach is a beautiful state park, extremely well taken care of, as are all Oregon state parks, with lots to do in the surrounding area.
A visit to Hatfield Marine Science Center with my science guy!
A fun place to visit!
My Science Guy
In the morning we say goodbye to South Beach State Park and head north on Hwy 101.
