Shore Acres State Park
Gardens of a former lumber baron’s estate on a cliff, facing a sandstone coast. Winter storms that send waves crashing against the rocks are one of Oregon’s famous sights.
Shore Acres was once the seaside estate of lumber baron Simpson. Today the state park preserves its formal gardens, a Japanese pond and a rose garden, which bloom lushly in spring and summer. The glass viewing house beyond the gardens sits on a sandstone cliff weathered into a honeycomb shape. During winter storms, waves crash up dozens of meters high, making it one of the best-known wave-watching spots in the United States. In December, the gardens are decorated with lights for a holiday light display.
Day parking costs about US$10. It is about 40 minutes’ drive from Bandon.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00 until sunset
Nearby sights
- Sunset Bay State Park
- Cape Arago State Park & Simpson Reef
- South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
- Coquille River Lighthouse
- Old Town Bandon
- Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Coquille Point