2 short hikes on the Oregon Coast

 Tuesday, June 20, 2023

2 short hikes:  

Hug Point & Short Sand Beach, Oswald West State Park

Hikers: Mark & Lecia

Hug Point

After spending some time at Cannon Beach and taking a look at the tide pools by Haystack Rock we headed down the coast to Hug Point.  So named because the stagecoaches used to hug the point at low tide back in the day so they wouldn't be in the water.  

This really wasn't a hike because the parking area is right above the beach and we just walked down some stairs and then we were on the beach! But it was a nice, easy place to explore and we did maybe a half mile walk to see some shallow caves a waterfall, more like a water trickle, and Hug Point! 

 

Down the stairs to the beach.

The caves.

The trickling waterfall.

A little exploring.

Short Sand Beach

This lovely little beach is just a short hike, maybe a half mile, through the forest from the parking lot.  There are a few paths that will take you there. Once you arrive it is a sheltered cove, called Smuggler Cove, and the day we were there we saw surfers and people reading on the beach. It was windy and cool but people were still enjoying it and so did we. The hike was shady and pleasant and not difficult.

It was a beautiful trail.

The logs on the trail we went on made it feel like you were really in the forest.  And we were!

And there's the ocean.

And the surfers.

Beautiful view and beautiful flowers