Beverly Beach State Park - Oregon Coast Hiking & Natural Wonders

Just six miles north of Newport, Beverly Beach State Park is an ideal destination for hiking, beachcombing, and enjoying the outdoors on the Oregon Coast.

The picturesque beach stretches about 1.5 miles from Otter Rock and Devils Punchbowl to Spencer Creek, where Beverly Beach meets Moolack Beach. The area offers opportunities for tidepool exploring, rockhounding, and whale watching.

The park features one of Oregon's largest campgrounds, along with a spacious parking area and a walkway beneath the highway bridge along Spencer Creek.

Beverly Beach is also known for its rare ghost forest—ancient tree stumps preserved beneath the sand for an estimated 1,000 to 7,000 years. Storms and strong winds can shift the sand and expose these prehistoric remains along the beach.

Beverly Beach is a marine reserve, so fishing is prohibited.

Beverly Beach State Park Hiking

The beach itself provides a long, open route for walking and exploring.

Moolack Beach, which continues north from Beverly Beach, offers about five miles of uninterrupted shoreline from Devils Punchbowl State Natural Area at Otter Rock to Yaquina Head.

Cascading cliffs, bluffs, and dramatic rock formations make this coastline especially scenic for beachcombing and hiking.

Some sections of the southern Moolack Beach shoreline, including the area around Schooner Point and Starfish, are accessible only at low tide. Check the tide conditions before attempting to walk these areas.

Spencer Creek Natural Trail

For a quieter walk away from the open beach, the park also has a 1.5-mile natural forest loop trail beginning near the Spencer Creek parking area.

The easy trail follows a wooded route through the coastal forest, with Sitka spruce, western hemlock, ferns, moss, fallen logs, and other native vegetation.

The trail is mostly level, with some gentle ups and downs as it winds through the dense forest.

Keep an eye out for unusual octopus-like trees along the trail.

Some trees have sprawling roots and multiple low-growing trunks or branches that create unusual shapes around older stumps, giving them an appearance similar to an octopus.

These unusual coastal forest trees are one of the interesting natural features to look for while exploring the trail.

Beverly Beach Rockhounding

The beach is a hotspot for rock collectors, with agates, jasper, and petrified wood being the most common finds. However, sand covers most minerals during summer, making winter the best season for rockhounding. Storms and high tides expose coastal treasures, especially in gravel bars, which often yield larger specimens.

The area is also rich in marine fossils, including shells and vertebrate remains. However, collecting vertebrate fossils requires a special permit, and digging tools, rock picks, and metal detectors are prohibited in Oregon State Parks.

The best time for rock hunting is between November and April when winter storms and king tides remove top layers of sand.

Cautions: Beware of changing tides, rip currents, driftwoods, sneaker waves and never turn your back to the ocean.

Beverly Beach’s creek-side campground offers a variety of options to choose from. You can pick among 53 full hook-up sites (27 of those even got cable TV!), 76 electrical sites with water, 128 tent sites, 21 yurts, and more!

The campground provides everything you need to enjoy your stay at this fantastic Pacific beach spot. It offers flush toilets, showers, firewood for sale, an RV dump station, playground, picnic shelters you can reserve for your events, and more. Make your reservation at least 6 months in advance through Oregon State Parks.

Numerous lodging and vacation rentals are available just two miles north of Newport for those who prefer a more comfortable stay.

Lodging in Newport

Affordable vacation rentals for short and long term stay in Newport