Spectacular vistas and the power of the ocean are the draws here. We did this on a REALLY bad weather day in February during a big winter storm, so if you are looking for something to do when the weather is really crappy, this is it. All three sites we visited are within a fifteen minute drive south of Yachats on Hwy 101. We were intending to walk down to Devil's Churn and Cook's Chasm/Thor's Well but the driving rain and hail was too nasty. Fortunately there are marked viewpoints right on the highway that provide good views of both. It also worth driving up to the top of the day use area at the park visitors centre where you get a fabulous view of the whole coast. A great way to kill a couple of hours. The blow holes and Devil's Churn are most active at high tide.

This was on of my favorite stops along the coast. Beautiful views, great trails and amazing tide pools. We stopped and got smoked salmon and cheese and had a picnic lunch. There is a picnic table overlooking the coast and trees which is beautiful. The trail to the tide pools is about .5 miles and is pretty easy. The return is uphill. To see the hood stuff, go one hour before low tide and walk way out onto the rocks to see all the small pools. Lots of beautiful creatures in there.

There are lots of beautiful places in this area. I recommend driving up to the Cape Perpetua Lookout and making the absolutely amazing short hike out to the stone hut at the Cape Perpetua Overlook. The road up is a lot of fun. Head east for about a half mile on NFD 55 and turn left onto the steep and windy Cape Perpetua Lookout Road. Follow this road for a little less than a mile and you're there. The views from here are spectacular. We hiked the little loop trail out to the stone hut built by the CCC. All along the way, we could look down on the ocean from above with towering vistas both north and south along the coast as well as out to sea. Very few people there...we had it pretty much to ourselves. Highly recommended!

This entire area is just breathtaking. This is probably the best stop on the otegon coast. First do Thor's well area where there are tide pools with many starfish. Thor's well is just mesmerizing , as you watch the ocean water rise in and drift out. I could have watched for hours! There are blueberries and raspberry bushes all along the ground above. You then drive about an eight of a mile to devils churn which is another geological formation and a wonder in itself. Make sure you have good tread on your shoes for this place especially if you're gonna hike down to the formations. I would come back to oregon just to see this place with sunshine as our day was cloudy and a little drizzle. These weather conditions by no means took away from the scenery