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.
A small, photogenic pocket beach below Heceta Head Lighthouse, but much of the sand disappears at high tide so timing the visit actually matters.
How we score beachesCome close to low tide, since a large part of the sand disappears once the water comes back in.
Dogs are allowed on a leash on this Siuslaw National Forest beach and trail.
Oregon's central coast gets its heaviest rain from fall through spring, so summer, roughly June through September, brings the driest weather and the best odds of catching the sand at low tide. Water stays cold year round, in the 50s.
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