Cape Meares
- Easy (to light and Octopus Tree)
- 0.6 mile round trip
- 100 feet elevation gain
- Moderate (from beach to Big Spruce)
- 3.6 miles round trip
- 500 feet elevation gain
An 1890 lighthouse and an ancient spruce forest top this dramatic bluff. The headland’s name honors British Captain John Meares, who built a fur-trading fort in Nootka, Alaska and sailed south in 1788 questing for the great river of the Northwest. He overlooked the Columbia and turned back here. For a short stroll to the lighthouse, drive west from …
For a more substantial hike, drive back …
Long-distance Oregon Coast Trail trekkers will find …
This chapter taken from the book 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Oregon Coast & Coast Range.