BeachHidden gem

Neskowin Ghost Forest

Neskowin, Oregon

Ancient stumps from a drowned spruce forest, visible at low tide.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
45 min

Remains of a forest wiped out by a quake or storms some 2,000 years ago show up as dark stumps in the sand. You need a low tide, ideally in winter. The beach is long and quiet.

Good to know

  • Check the tide table, stumps vanish at high tide
  • Winter low tides expose most
Best time
Winter low tide
Open
All year
Getting there
Beach access from the village
Vehicles
Fine in any car
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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