Hug Point sea caves and waterfall on the beach
— — a creek that falls straight onto sand.
Not only on a wall.
“A pocket cove south of Cannon Beach where Fall Creek drops over a low headland onto the beach itself. The sandstone cliff holds two shallow sea caves and a stretch of the original 1910s coast road, carved into the rock at the tideline. Access around the point is by low tide only; at high water the route closes off. The waterfall runs strongest October through May.
Hug Point sea caves and waterfall on the beach, on ceramic.
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Hug Point State Recreation Site sits four miles south of Cannon Beach, Oregon, on U.S. Highway 101 in Clatsop County. The headland is named for the way the original Oregon Coast Highway, opened in the 1910s, hugged the cliff face along a narrow shelf cut into the sandstone before the modern road was built inland in 1940. A short trail drops from the parking lot to the beach. Fall Creek crosses the sand in a small waterfall about a quarter mile north of the point itself.
Fall Creek runs through coastal forest before dropping about fifteen feet from a basalt lip onto the sand. Flow is strongest from October through May, when winter rain saturates the headlands above. By August the falls shrink to a thin sheet running into a shallow pool. The creek's mouth shifts a few feet north or south each season as winter storms reshape the beach, and the pool at the base reforms with every tide cycle.
The beach is reachable at any time, but the sea caves and the cut shelf around the point open only at low tide. Check the Garibaldi or Cannon Beach tide tables before going; the route closes on a flood and stranding is a real risk. The cut road and two small sea caves stand visible at minus tides. There are restrooms and a small day-use parking lot above the bluff. No fees, no permits, and dogs are welcome on leash through the site.