Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
4.7Google rating(682 reviews)Newport · Lincoln County · beach · 8.65 acres
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At a glance
- Hours
Open for day use year round
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Visitor amenities
…stay a while
- Restroomfacility
- Parkingfacility
…be in nature
- Hiking Trailsnature
…near water
- Beachwater
- Fishingwater
Access
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible parking
- Accessible entrance
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Overview
About this park
An excellent whale watching and photography viewpoint. Walk the historic 804 Trail (. 75 miles one-way with resting benches scattered along the way).
The park is known for tidepooling, rock fishing and the yearly smelt run (smelt are small, silvery relatives of salmon). Breathtaking sunsets.
Background
History & notes
Obtained by purchase from private owners in 1971 and 1972. In 1990, after 15 years of effort on the part of public-spirited citizens, an adjoining former county road right-of-way known as the Yachats 804 Trail was dedicated for public recreational use as a hiking trail.
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80/ 100
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