Peter Iredale Shipwreck (Fort Stevens State Park)
Peter Iredale
The wreck of a four-masted sailing ship that ran aground on the beach in 1906. Its rusted ribs stand by the sea, making it the most photogenic shipwreck on the North Coast.
The British four-masted steel-hulled sailing ship Peter Iredale ran aground here in a gale in 1906. All of the crew were rescued. The hull has remained on the sand for more than a century, and now only the bow and rust-red ribs are left. Fort Stevens State Park, where the wreck sits, also preserves coastal gun batteries from World War II, and has campgrounds and bike trails. You can drive straight to the beach parking lot, and at low tide you can walk out to the wreck. A daily state park parking fee applies.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Fort Clatsop
- Astoria–Megler Bridge
- Captain George Flavel House Museum
- Oregon Film Museum
- Columbia River Maritime Museum
- Astoria Column
- Downtown Astoria & Riverwalk
- Seaside Aquarium