Pin itBandon Beach Loop Drive
Five miles of sea stacks, tide pools, and some of the best sunset light on the Oregon coast.
- Duration
- 1-2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Type
- Scenic
- What stands out
- Five miles of sea stacks, tide pools, and some of the best sunset light on the Oregon coast.
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Beach Loop Road runs five miles along the Bandon coastline, past the sea stacks that give this stretch of the Oregon coast its silhouette. Face Rock, Table Rock, and Elephant Rock stand offshore in formations shaped by millennia of Pacific erosion, with multiple pulloffs offering beach access and tide-pool ground at low water.
The drive itself takes 15 to 20 minutes, but stopping is the point. At low tide, the beach between the sea stacks opens up, and the rocky pools hold anemones, starfish, and small crabs for anyone willing to scramble. At sunset, the sea stacks turn into backlit silhouettes against the Pacific, and the light here pulls in photographers from well beyond the local area.
Accessible at any time, no fee or permit. Best at low tide for the pools or in the hour before sunset for the light, so check tide tables before you go. Beach Loop Road connects to Highway 101 at both ends, easy to fold into a drive to or from Bandon Dunes.