South Beaver Creek near the winter trailhead (bobcat)

• Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
• Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
• Latitude, Longitude: 44.5018, -124.0419
• Elevation: 45 feet
• Driving time from Portland: 150 minutes

Hikes starting here

• Beaver Creek Loop Hike   (TH | <—   —> | LOG)

Fees, Regulations, Facilities

• Dogs on leash
• Visitor center at Beaver Creek Trailhead open 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily
• Port-a-potty at the outbuildings up the trail
• Beaver Marsh Trail closed during the wet months
• Use this trailhead during the wet season to access trails around Snaggy Point

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 38.7 miles through Lincoln City and then Newport, crossing the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Turn left after entering Brian Booth State Park onto North Beaver Creek Road.

Drive 1.0 miles to a junction.

Go right here on South Beaver Creek Road for 1.1 miles and park in a pullout on the right just past a gate on the left marked State Park - No Hunting.

Walk past the gate and 0.4 miles up the service road until you reach the Beaver Creek Loop Trail.

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• bobcat (creator)