Cape Cove Beach
Florence, OR
A small pocket beach near Heceta Head Lighthouse, sitting below the cliffs along one of the most photographed stretches of the Oregon coast. Locals from Yachats and Florence trade tips on the tide windows that open it up, since much of it disappears at high water.
Come close to low tide, since a large part of the sand disappears once the water comes back in.
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