Even on a gorgeous summer day when several hundred people were milling around the parking lot, I was the only one who took the time to hike 1.5 miles down to Crescent Beach, where I shared the ...

8 great day hikes on the Oregon coast. Updated: Jun. 04, 2021, 3:55 p.m. ... Break the mold and take the 3.6-mile round-trip trek to Crescent Beach, but note the recent closures at Ecola Point.

The Crescent Beach Trail leads through 2.2 miles of lush forest along a beachside bluff, where the sun, the ocean, and ...

It’s also one of the best hikes on the Oregon Coast, especially on a clear day, when the summit features views that sweep down endless miles of crescent-shaped beach. The hike begins north of ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — A trip to the Oregon Coast with young kids begins and ends with the beach. Even if the weather is foggy, windy, drizzly and cold — like it often is — they will run to ...

Crescent Mountain hike features one of Oregon's most spectacular wildflower meadows. Zach Urness. Salem Statesman Journal. The ancient volcanoes of the Old Cascades put on quite a show in July.