Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint is a picturesque location sitting on the top of a headland called Gravel Point, a mile away from Old Town Bandon. Its parking area has picnic tables and overlooks the mighty Pacific Ocean with a collection of rock formations sitting offshore, including a massive Face Rock and smaller sea stacks named Cat and Kitten Rocks on the right.

You can take a steep stairway trail from the parking lot down to the beach and explore the shore intertidal areas there.

The Face Rock is featured in multiple Native American legends. One of them tells of a maiden's voice that one can hear in the wind. Moreover, if you look at the right angle, you will see a human face embedded in the massive rock formation.

Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint - Things To Do

Walk To Gigantic Rocks

You can access the enormous Cathedral Rock and Wizard's Hat Rocks within the surf zone during low tides. There is a well-maintained trail along the edge of the headland with interpretive boards and benches.

Scenic Viewpoint

This viewpoint can also be an excellent spot for nature viewing. During the summer months, you can find volunteers setting up spotting scopes to watch tufted puffins and other seabirds.

Hiking

Bandon Beaches are interconnected with each other, so Face Rock Beach can be a part of a larger beach hike along the coast. You can hike to Coquille Point Beach on the north or China Creek Beach on the south.

There is no camping at Face Rock, but Bullards Beach State Park nearby has well over 200 campsites. There are a hundred full-hookup sites, 82 electrical sites with water, and 13 reservable yurts (6 are pet-friendly).

A horse camp has 8 primitive sites, while 6 campsites and 3 yurts are accessible. The other amenities include hot showers, flush toilets, reservable picnic shelters, piped water, and an RV dump station.

The campground is open all year long. You can reserve your camping spot up to six months in advance through the Oregon State Parks reservation system.

If you prefer more comfortable accommodations, Bandon has a lot of hotels and long-term rentals to select from.

Lodging in Bandon

Affordable vacation rentals for short and long-term stays in Bandon

Attention Fellow Beachgoers

Unfortunately, our beautiful Pacific Northwest beaches are stained with trash, especially plastic. We at Oregon Discovery, as well as other unaffiliated groups of nature lovers, made a commitment to do our part in keeping our beaches clean, but we need your help too!

Whenever you go out to enjoy nature at your favorite spot, please bring a trash bag or two and help us pick up garbage. Even picking up a little bit here and there will make a huge long-term difference.

Please, help us save our beautiful nature for generations to come!