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Hug Point Falls

Clatsop County, Oregon

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Clatsop County, Oregon
Access status
Beach walk documented; passable at low tide only
The walk
About 0.2 mile from the trailhead
Ground & access
Paved path, wooden steps and sand beach. The route around the headland is only passable at low tide. Check tide tables and do not get trapped by the incoming tide.
Oregon Hikers Field Guide: Hug Point Hike
Hug Point Falls, OR
Hug Point Falls, OR
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Hug Point Falls is a 15-foot falls where Fall Creek drops off a sandstone bluff onto the beach. From the parking lot, take the paved path and wooden steps down to the beach. Walk north around the first headland, which has a small cave, into the cove where the falls spill onto the sand.

Plan your visit

Hug Point State Recreation Site parking down to the beach and north to the falls

Oregon Hikers places the falls 0.2 mile on foot from the Hug Point Trailhead. Its 0.5 mile round trip figure includes walking on to Hug Point itself.

Paved path, wooden steps and sand beach. The route around the headland is only passable at low tide. Check tide tables and do not get trapped by the incoming tide.

Where to start

Hug Point State Recreation Site parking area on the west side of Highway 101, about 8.5 miles south of the Cannon Beach exits.

Timing & water

Oregon Hikers lists the walk for all seasons as long as the tide is low. At high tide the ocean blocks the way around the headland.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Clatsop County, Oregon.

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