Road’s End State Recreation Site

Lincoln City has always been a tourist mecca, but this large stretch of beach has been existing in relative anonymity for years (well, probably until you read this anyway). It’s at the very far north end of town, and most tourists drive by on their way in without noticing it or on their way out when they’ve had their fill of the beach.
Plenty of parking in the lot and on the adjacent streets, and you’re right on the beach with very little effort. Bathrooms and a foot-​washing station are here too. Depending on the tide, you can find warmed ocean water pools, or just wander along the shoreline.
Perfect beach area!

This is really just a little parking area with a couple of pass-​throughs down to a really beautiful section of beach.
But here’s the best thing about this tiny bit of «recreation area”– the birds that hang-​out in the parking area all know you’re coming. And they expect bread. Not a few birds. Not even just a few species. I’ve seen at least 3 different varieties of gulls — and the crows/​ravens — and usually a whole after-​party of smaller hungry munchers, too.
The real surprise for this formerly Texas-​girl is that the ravens — even the really big ravens — are not the alphas in the pecking order. The gulls are so big and powerful — and there are so many of them — that the ravens are just the clean-​up crew. They get the tiny crumbs left on the ground after the sea-​birds have taken anything bigger than pea-​sized bits.
In the off-​season during the week, there’s hardly any tourists around. The quiet and absolute stunning beauty of the place make it a real find, no matter what time of year brings you this way. At the foot of Cascade Head, it can’t be beat for the sound of waves and sea birds, and an old fashioned peaceful walk on the sandy beach.
This was my first stroll in the sand with the little white dog — who thought the birds looked really friendly until one took off and flew over his head — now he steps a little more carefully around them.
What a great spot!
Oh – and you may need to find a car wash after you’ve stopped here because of the Seagull target practice, but not to worry — there’s a drive-​thru brushless car wash at the Shell station at Hwy 101 and Devils Lake Road (just south of the outlet mall.)

A beautiful location just north of Chinook Winds. It’s often overlooked by tourists and, therefore, it makes it a nice place to park and take a walk on the beach. A quite area surrounded by a quiet development it has sparkling clean restrooms and offers no fee use of the park.
The view from this location is what makes it worthwhile, just some wide open space, surf and sand. I guess that could be said for most of the beach but this place is special to me.
Strange to me that I have lived in this state for as long as I have and knew nothing of this park’s existence. A nice place to check out when others are checking out beaches elsewhere.