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Cape Lookout is located on Oregon’s northern coast off US 101. It is 12 miles southwest of Tillamook, approximately two hours west of Portland.
We really enjoyed Cape Lookout State Park because it is not like most of the State Parks we have visited. Cape Lookout is popular with both campers’ and people enjoying the day use area.
This park has miles and a variety of hiking trails that can be used by both novice and experienced hikers. Beachcombing is very popular here, it is something we enjoyed immensely! We live in the Midwest so we rarely get to the ocean and this was a real treat. We had a metal detector with us and
you would have thought we struck gold every time that thing went off only to find a penny or pop-top but we had loads of fun. One of our group found a ring without the use of anything but his eyes and we all still talk about that. Many of our fellow campers brought out their finds to show us, of course we only found 63 cents and the guy’s ring but the hunt was fun. (FYI - We were told metal detectors were not allowed without a permit so we put it up. If you plan on using a metal detector be sure to call and get rules and instructions ahead of time).
We also enjoyed watching the hang gliders in the area and when the hang ...