Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
Cape Kiwanda
A golden sandstone headland at Pacific City, with giant sand dunes and a sea stack just offshore.
Cape Kiwanda is a sandstone headland on the Three Capes Scenic Loop along the Oregon Coast. Waves have eroded the rock into caves and bowl-shaped hollows. Beside it is a large dune that visitors can hike up, and from its top you can look down on waves crashing on the shore and on the Haystack Rock of Pacific City offshore. Vehicles are allowed on the beach, and a distinctive sight is fishermen launching their flat-bottomed boats straight from the sand into the sea. Parking is free. The sandstone cliff edges are crumbly, and there have been repeated falls past the railings, so never go beyond them. It is about a 1.5-hour drive from Cannon Beach and is often combined with a visit to Tillamook Creamery on the same day.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Tillamook Creamery
- Manzanita
- Neahkahnie Mountain
- Oswald West State Park
- Hug Point State Recreation Site
- Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site
- Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site
- Haystack Rock