| Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site | |
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 Beach at Oceanside, Oregon | |
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| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Tillamook County,Oregon |
| Nearest city | Oceanside |
| Coordinates | 45°27′39″N123°58′15″W / 45.4609358°N 123.9709636°W /45.4609358; -123.9709636[1] |
| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
| Status | Day use, open year-round |
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site is astate park in theU.S. state ofOregon. Administered by theOregon Parks and Recreation Department, the park is open to the public and is fee-free. Amenities at the site, in theunincorporated community ofOceanside, include picnicking, wildlife watching, fishing,windsurfing, and kite flying. It is not uncommon to see paraglider pilots land at the beach on Southwest wind days during the fall, winter and spring.Beachcombing is popular in summer, andagate hunting is best in winter, when ocean currents remove sand. Oceanside is about 11 miles (18 km) west ofTillamook offU.S. Route 101.[2]
The 7.3-acre (3.0 ha) site lies between the Pacific Ocean to the west and homes on a steep slope to the east.Cape Meares is to the north andNetarts Bay andCape Lookout are to the south. About 0.5 miles (0.8 km) offshore isThree Arch Rocks, part of theOregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. It supports breeding colonies oftufted puffins andcommon murres as well aspigeon guillemots,storm-petrels,cormorants, and other birds. The refuge is also a breeding site forSteller sea lions.[3] From Oceanside Beach, visitors can walk north through a man-made tunnel in Maxwell Point to see Tunnel Beach.[4]
