Grace Hammond Beach Access
Lincoln City, OR
A modest neighborhood beach access point that locals in Lincoln City use to skip the crowds at the more heavily trafficked stretches nearby. It leads down to the same wide, wind scoured Oregon sand, just without anyone else on it.
Street parking is limited to just a few spots, so this one rewards an early arrival.
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