D River State Recreation Site
Lincoln City, OR
D River splits Lincoln City roughly in half and empties Devils Lake into the ocean over a run once promoted as the world's shortest river. The wayside at its mouth, beach access number 45, is the most central and heavily used access point in town, with the widest, flattest approach to the sand of any of Lincoln City's accesses.
The most accessible, central access point in Lincoln City, which also means it draws the largest crowd of any of the town's beach accesses.
How we score beachesThis is the easiest access point in town for anyone using a wheelchair or stroller, with mobility mats laid across the sand seasonally, typically May through November.
Ample free parking right off Highway 101 at the wayside.
A ramp and stairs lead to the sand, with seasonal mobility mats laid across the beach itself from roughly May through November.
Leashed dogs are allowed on the beach.
June through September is the driest stretch, matching the same window the mobility mats are typically in place.
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