Coast & Sea · Oregon
Haystack Rock (Cannon Beach)
A 235-ft sea stack with tide pools & puffins
TypeCoast & Sea
StateOregon
Best seasonSpring (puffins) & summer; low tide for the pools
How to visitFree; beach walk at low tide (tide-pool zone is protected)
A monolith rising straight off the sand at Cannon Beach, ringed by tide pools and home to nesting tufted puffins each spring. Walk out at low tide to the foot of it — and back well before the water returns.
The shot
The stack at sunset with the tide mirroring it.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Cannon Beach
- Ecola State Park
- Oregon Coast Highway 101
- Tillamook
Plan around it
Access, fees, permits, and tour availability change with the season and the managing agency (tribal park, state park, BLM, or NPS) — confirm current rules and reservations before you go, tread lightly on sacred and fragile sites, and pack out everything you bring.
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