Dead End sign on Port Drive; parking on Sal La Sea Drive to the right (bobcat)

• Latitude: 45.01396
• Longitude: -124.00382
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Elevation: 230 feet
• Driving time from Portland: 105 minutes

Hikes including this trailhead

• The Thumb via The Knoll Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Fees and Regulations

• Dogs on leash
• Take care: there are steep drop-offs and unstable slopes
• No facilities

Driving Directions

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.

Continue south 2.4 miles. Make a right turn at a traffic light for Roads End State Park and Logan Road.

Wind around on Logan Road for 0.9 miles, and turn right onto Sal La Sea Drive

Follow gravel Sal La Sea Drive up for 0.7 miles; just before the junction with Port Drive, you can pull off to the right.

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