The best running trails in Beverly Beach State Park

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Salal Hill is reached via a 0.7-mile out-and-back trail located within the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. As you climb, you get panoramic views of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Colony Rock, and the Pacific Ocean. The trail is well-maintained, with a gravel path that includes several switchbacks leading to the summit. Along the way, you can enjoy diverse plant life, like salal plants, blue-eyed grass, irises, and cow parsnip, and wildlife sightings, such as bald eagles and maybe even gray whales. Dogs are allowed on the trail, but must be kept on a leash.

This state park lies on the north side of Yaquina Bay, where the Yaquina River meets the Pacific. You'll find trails, beaches, and great views of the Yaquina Bay Bridge & lighthouse.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse stands-out as Oregon's tallest lighthouse at 93 feet high. It's also home to diverse wildlife and access to excellent beaches and tide pools.

The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is located on the Yaquina Head Peninsula on the west coast of the USA in the state of Oregon. South of the tower is the port city of Newport with the mouth of the Yaquina River. At 28.3 meters high, the lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon.

Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area is a state park on the coast of the US state of Oregon. The park is located eight miles north of Newport in Lincoln County, about a quarter mile from Highway 101. There is a picnic area within the 8-acre park, and a path leads from the cliffs to a sandy stretch of beach with tide pools. At the center of the state park lies a large natural basin cut into the rocky shoreline and connected to the Pacific Ocean by two tunnels. When the waves splash loudly into this pool, called the Devils Punchbowl, at high tide, the water is swirled around and fountains of spray spray into the sky. The basin is believed to have been formed by the collapse of two caves created by wind and tides. The stretch of beach south of the state park offers good surfing conditions, with a funnel-like rock called Gull Rock about a half-mile offshore. There are at least 17 large rocks off the coast that are part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Because the park offers sweeping panoramic views of the ocean, it is a very popular spot for observing gray whale migration in spring and fall.

This is where the California sea lions live and make Pier 39 in San Francisco forget. California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) love to lie on the rocks and documents while visiting Yaquina Bay. Port Dock One is the main location to see them up close. Voted Best Free Tourist Attraction, Port Dock One is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Adult and sub-adult male sea lions can be found on the documents. They live here 11 months of the year. In July they migrate to the Channel Islands in Southern California, where the females remain all year round. Locals call July "quiet summer nights" because it's the only time of year when you don't hear them barking. After breading, they return in the first week of August.