Heceta Beach County Park

It was sunny, no clouds, only a little windy and 63°! The perfect oregon beach weather. Day pass parking wasn't too bad, there is also a 30 min free parking too. My kids loved playing on this beach, easy access 🙂

Cool little beach park (Very little) that provides public access to the beach. There are less than ten parking spots as far as I could tell and it's $5 for all day parking. The fee area has a drop box that takes cash (not sure about checks) and has a working digital parking pay kiosk that takes cash or credit cards. We found this park randomly on the map as we drove through on hwy 101 and it was one of best hidden access points on our trip. The beach is sandy and there weren't very many people along the stretch where we were at. The walk from the parking lot to the beach is very short and you can take off your shoes or sandals pretty quickly and walk in the sand. It's also a dog friendly beach. I would pack chairs in with you and relax a bit, but also it's very windy but tolerable on warm sunny days.

Great historical significance, dogs allowed outside buildings only, historic home & lighthouse open at 11:00. Manned by volunteers, please be kind with them & generous with suggested $5 donation. 🛟 Visitors unable to climb up into lighthouse anymore, but still worth a visit for gorgeous lookout & short hike.

Easy access to Heceta Beach without having to climb over dunes. Pay parking lot and a bathroom

I love walking on the beach here. It fronts the only oceanfront hotel in town and some homes, so that area can be busy on weekends. It is a fee area, or there is a free parking area to the left of the hotel- both get packed on the weekend. The park area itself is pretty small with very limited space for picnicking, but most people just walk down to the beach and do all of their activities there. Made it to the end of the beach near the Sea Lion Caves a couple of weeks ago- heads up, it's a 5 mile walk one way (so 10 miles round trip) and you have to cross the creek to access that part of the beach, so prepare appropriately and plan to go around low tide. It's a gorgeous walk and I totally recommend it if you are physically fit for a walk like that. If not, I would not recommend this as cell service is spotty and almost no one walks out that far. The other direction is the jetty wall, which is about 1.2 miles from the parking lot (when you get out to the beach, go left). It is a good short walk, and if the tide is low you can find some interesting things (crabs, starfish, etc.)

Super easy access to the beach. There is a plastic sand mat walkway that leads out to the beach. No climping over dunes if you don't want to. There is a #96 sign post at the entrance, so you can find your way back to the parking lot. Parking is $5, with no toilet. There is a picnic table under the trees at the parking lot.

This is the very first beach I ever went to, after moving to the west coast. I often like going back there. The views are beautiful and it is peaceful here.