Skip to main content

On-trail landmarks

Oregon Coast Trail landmarks and waypoints

30 named places in 10 trail sections, ordered by approximate route mile. Use the category filters on the permit map to see these same points in Map, 3D and Explore in 3D.

Open trail map and permitDataset and downloads

Section 1

Columbia River – Oswald West

  1. Columbia River / South Jetty

    ≈ MI 2.5

    Northern Oregon coast start

    Water
    Sources

  2. Fort Stevens State Park

    ≈ MI 11

    WWII-era fortifications and broad beach

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

  3. Seaside

    ≈ MI 24

    ≈ 18 FT · 46.00150, -123.92488

    Classic Oregon resort town

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

  4. Ecola State Park

    ≈ MI 36

    ≈ 742 FT · 45.94307, -123.98582

    Sea stacks and forested cliffs

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  5. Cannon Beach / Haystack Rock

    ≈ MI 45

    ≈ 10 FT · 45.88178, -123.96432

    One of Oregon's most iconic coastal landmarks

    Water
    Sources

Section 2

Oswald West – Cape Lookout

  1. Nehalem Bay

    ≈ MI 60

    ≈ 6 FT · 45.69449, -123.91509

    Large tidal bay

    Water
    Sources

  2. Cape Meares

    ≈ MI 70

    ≈ 14 FT · 45.50178, -123.95876

    Lighthouse and dramatic headland

    History & culture
    Sources

  3. Tillamook Bay

    ≈ MI 78.8

    Large estuary and dairy-country hub

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

  4. Cape Lookout

    ≈ MI 86

    ≈ 40 FT · 45.35926, -123.97006

    Long forested cape projecting into Pacific

    Peaks & views
    Sources

Section 3

Cape Lookout – Lincoln City

  1. Cape Kiwanda

    ≈ MI 102

    ≈ 211 FT · 45.21955, -123.97569

    Sandstone cape and giant dune

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Cascade Head

    ≈ MI 116

    Protected coastal grassland with huge views

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

  3. Lincoln City

    ≈ MI 125.2

    ≈ 90 FT · 44.95817, -124.01791

    Major coastal services

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

Section 4

Lincoln City – Waldport

  1. Depoe Bay

    ≈ MI 140.5

    ≈ 6 FT · 44.80925, -124.06061

    Tiny natural harbor and whale-viewing spot

    Landscapes
    Sources

  2. Cape Foulweather

    ≈ MI 148.9

    ≈ 3 FT · 44.77234, -124.07596

    High coastal viewpoint

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  3. Yaquina Head Lighthouse

    ≈ MI 156

    Historic lighthouse north of Newport

    Peaks & viewsHistory & culture
    Sources

  4. Newport / Yaquina Bay

    ≈ MI 162.8

    ≈ 145 FT · 44.63679, -124.05347

    Major central-coast resupply

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

Section 5

Waldport – Florence

  1. Cape Perpetua

    ≈ MI 182

    ≈ 6 FT · 44.28707, -124.11513

    Highest road-accessible viewpoint on Oregon Coast

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Thor's Well / Cook's Chasm

    ≈ MI 189.5

    ≈ 6 FT · 44.27842, -124.11352

    Wave-carved basalt features

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  3. Heceta Head Lighthouse

    ≈ MI 207

    ≈ 25 FT · 44.13550, -124.12285

    Iconic white lighthouse

    Peaks & viewsHistory & culture
    Sources

  4. Oregon Dunes north

    ≈ MI 216

    Start of giant dune field

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 6

Florence – Reedsport

  1. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

    ≈ MI 236

    Massive shifting dunes and coastal lakes

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Umpqua River mouth

    ≈ MI 252

    Major river crossing

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 7

Reedsport – Bandon

  1. Cape Arago / Shore Acres region

    ≈ MI 274.5

    Cliffs, marine wildlife and formal gardens

    Peaks & views
    Sources

  2. Bandon / Face Rock

    ≈ MI 292

    ≈ 13 FT · 43.11900, -124.40846

    Famous sea-stack coastline

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

Section 8

Bandon – Port Orford

  1. Cape Blanco

    ≈ MI 321.8

    ≈ 188 FT · 42.83761, -124.56401

    Westernmost mainland point in Oregon

    History & culture
    Sources

  2. Port Orford Heads

    ≈ MI 331.6

    High coastal cliffs

    Peaks & views
    Sources

Section 9

Port Orford – Cape Sebastian

  1. Humbug Mountain

    ≈ MI 349.9

    One of the tallest mountains rising directly from Oregon coast

    Peaks & viewsWater
    Sources

  2. Cape Sebastian

    ≈ MI 357.2

    ≈ 15 FT · 42.32401, -124.43290

    Long views along southern coast

    Peaks & views
    Sources

Section 10

Cape Sebastian – California

  1. Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor

    ≈ MI 371

    Highly dissected southern coast

    Peaks & viewsJunctions & access
    Sources

  2. Brookings / California border

    ≈ MI 378.4

    ≈ 12 FT · 41.99846, -124.21142

    Southern trail endpoint region

    Towns & resupplyJunctions & access
    Sources