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South Jetty Beach 7 - Whale Memorial Day Use
This popular day use area provides opportunities for most visitors. These twelve parking areas start out with two sand access lots for off highway vehicles; South Jetty OHV Staging and Goose Pasture OHV Staging. There are also six lots providing excellent access to the beach. Two other parking areas are open viewpoints of wetlands for great wildlife observation. Visitors will also find the crab dock parking area that provides opportunities to enjoy a day of crabbing or fishing. Near the jetty our final two lots marks the location of the 1979 beaching of 41 sperm whales. Adventure, education, solitude or relaxation, all this and more can be found at the South Jetty.
Whale Memorial Trailhead is located at this Day Use Site.
At a Glance
| Fees: | $5/vehicle/day |
|---|---|
| Usage: | Light |
| Water: | No |
| Restroom: | Vault Toilet (1) |
| Passes: | Recreation Passes may be used as a form of fee payment. |
| Operated By: | Siuslaw National Forest |
| Information Center: | Oregon Dunes NRA Visitor Center |
General Information
Directions:From Florence, OR travel south on Highway 101 for one mile turning west onto the South Jetty Road. Travel west to access the recreational areas.
Activities
Beachcombing
Hike over foredune through soft sand to the beachSand Play
Trail access to beachDay Hiking
Surfing
Alerts & Warnings
- Tahkenitch Boat Ramp Closed for Repairs
- Use northern route to access Drift Creek Falls
- Potential high water at Old Bark Sand Camping
- Sweet Creek Falls Homestead Trail bridge failure
- Delays and temporary road closures for Forest Service Roads 3200, 2500, & 2127
- Roads temporarily inaccessible for stream restoration
- Intermittent forest road work and delays north of Hebo
- Forest Road 789 - Poor Condition
