Today, I plan to drive by myself 103 miles west to Nehalem Bay State Park in Oregon. I will stay in a yurt shelter ($55) because the temperature will be at a high of 44 and low of 34. Surf is reported to be from 8-11 feet. I will return on Tuesday afternoon.
The large Nehalem Bay SP campground is on a spit of land where the Nehalem River empties into the Pacific. I will eat and browse in the nearby small town of "Manzanita." The mountain that forms the north side of the beachhead in this area is Neahkahnie Mountain. In nearby Oswald West State Park there are hiking trails that lead to the top of Neahkahnie (1,680 feet). The beaches at Manzanita and along the spit are wide and white/grey. There are sand dunes, grasses, shrubs and trails along the spit.
Highway 101 is THE Road around here (Map); and, Necaninum Highway (53) goes northeast to meet Sunset Highway (26) and east into Portland, Oregon.
There are many wide pullouts, spectacular viewpoints, on Highway 101 about 5 miles north of Manzanita. The Highway 101 view north from the west side Neahkahnie Mountain, when not cloudy, is eye popping.
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