Cape Perpetua Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Latitude: 44.2805
- Longitude: -124.1078
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Elevation: 170 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 160 minutes
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Hikes starting here
- Cape Perpetua Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Gwynn Creek Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Fees, Regulations, Facilities
- Dogs on leash
- Restrooms, picnic area, visitor center, interpretive signs, campground
Driving Directions
From Portland:
Drive I-5 South to Exit 278 for Donald and Aurora.
After exiting, turn right onto Ehlen Road, which becomes Yergen Road, and drive 3.6 miles.
At a crossroads, continue straight on McKay Road for 3.4 miles.
At the T-junction with Highway 219, turn right, and proceed 3.1 miles, crossing the Willamette River.
Turn left onto the Newberg/Dundee Bypass, and go 4.2 miles.
Bear right at the merge with Highway 99W, and drive another 3.2 miles.
Then turn left onto Highway 18 for Dayton and the Oregon Coast. Keep on Highway 18 for 52.1 miles.
Before Highway 101, there’s a junction where cars going north peel off to the right for Neskowin and Tillamook. Drive 0.7 more miles and merge with Highway 101 South.
Drive 59.1 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, crossing the Yaquina Bay Bridge to pass through the communities of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats; then, 0.2 miles past the turnoff for the Cape Perpetua Campground and Day Use Area, turn left for the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.
Drive 0.2 miles up and turn left for the Auto Parking Area (There are two parking lots, one above the other).
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