Steep access to the beach so be careful. Go at low tide to get around the point for more exploring, just keep an eye on the returning tide..... or get wet!!!!!!!!!!!
quiet and secluded. depending on the tide, you can go around past the rocks to another secluded beach.
Hug Point is scenic and a nice spot to pause a bit and absorb the natural beauty of the Oregon coast. Sunset is especially nice when cloud cover is minimal, and oh yeah, bring a loved one to hug. Be careful and watch for traffic as you pull back out onto the highway.
The beach access is located just off 101 with a short walk down to the shore. It is a gorgeous beach with rocks, caves and a waterfall! We lucked out with a wonderful day of good weather despite it being January, and enjoyed hiking up and down the beach. Well worth the stop.
This is such a beautiful spot! My boyfriend and I hiked over to the waterfall area on a super windy, stormy day. It was magical!
Hug Point is quite a find. Go at low tide to see the waterfalls and caves. Great surf, stunning scenery. Steps down to the beach can be tricky and watch out for sneaker-waves - yes - even at low tide! Beautiful rock formations, shallow caves to explore, but hang onto your small children and pets going around some of the rock points where the sneaker waves can suck you right out.
We have been coming to Cannon Beach for years but have never been to this particular location. Wow! We will not miss this spot again. Our girls (14 and 11) loved exploring all of the caves and walking on the "road" around the point. There are many tide pools to explore as well. Make sure you hit this spot during low tide.
We actually arrived after low tide, and the water was coming in. Still, we managed to walk the area, see some of the caves, and get quite wet as the water kept coming in. Absolutely amazing, seeing what low tide uncovers, and realizing what it covers up again - twice each day.We liked this area as it was semi-private, only one other family was wandering the area (and they were leaving, as, again, the tide was coming in...)Definitely recommended.
Love this place. Easy to get to and not too crowded and protected from the wind in certain spots. Do beware of sneaker waves. We knew the tide was coming in so we were being cautious (so we thought) and our son got trampled on by a wave right up against a rock. He was shaken up (as well as us when initially we could not see him after the wave hit) cold, sandy and scratched and bloodied up a bit but all in all okay. It was a good lesson to be more careful (which we thought we were)
Yes, believe it or not vehicles used to use this as a way to travel to the beach. It's a smaller, secluded beach area with good restrooms, driftwood and a sandy beach. There are parking places as you walk down to the beach area but they can fill up on a spectacular sunny day. My one frustration comes from the difficulty actually getting onto the beach from the short trail. I have cranky knees and the winter storms can wreck havoc on the short flight of stairs getting to the sand. I always take a sturdy walking stick and a companion with a sturdy hand to help my efforts down that short descent, If you choose to not try that on a rough day there is a small bench at that spot where you can sit and enjoy the sun, the children playing, and the beach rock hounds.