Heceta Head Trailhead
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 44.1349, -124.1228
- Elevation: 20 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 175 minutes
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Hikes starting here
- Heceta Head Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Fees, Regulations, Facilities
- $5 day-use fee
- Dogs on leash
- Picnic tables, restrooms
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 70.0 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, crossing the Yaquina Bay Bridge to pass through the communities of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats as well as the turnoff for Cape Perpetua.
Turn right for Heceta Head Lighthouse and drive down for 0.3 miles into the main parking area at Devils Elbow Beach. There is more parking on the east side of the highway near Cape Creek.
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