Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site

Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site
Sandstone bluff, beach, Pacific Ocean
Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site is located in Oregon
Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site
Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site is located in the United States
Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site
TypePublic, state
LocationLincoln County, Oregon
Nearest cityLincoln City
Coordinates44°52′34″N 124°02′04″W / 44.8762226°N 124.0345589°W / 44.8762226; -124.0345589[1]
Area17.5 acres (7.1 ha)
Operated byOregon Parks and Recreation Department
OpenYear-round, Day use

Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site is a state park administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located along the Pacific Ocean 7 miles (11 km) south of Lincoln City, it offers public beach access, picnicking, and fishing in a setting of shore pines, sandstone bluffs, and sand. The park is fee-free.[2]

Open year-round, the 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) park has picnic tables, a group picnic area, and restrooms. Road access is from U.S. Highway 101, which passes through the nearby community of Gleneden Beach. Picnic tables have been set up in the woods near the parking area and in a meadow above an ocean bluff. A path along the edge of the bluff offers views of the ocean; other paths lead down to the beach.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gleneden Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Gleneden Beach State Recreation Site". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  3. ^ Bannan, Jan (2002). Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (2nd ed.). Seattle: Mountaineers Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.