Cape Kiwanda, Oregon

Back to the ocean! Where it's cool! The beaches here are so popular that we couldn't get reservations at any state parks on the beach, so we stayed one night at the Cape Kiwanda RV Resort . . . walking distance to beach, sand dunes and an incredible view of Haystack Rock that sits just off the cape.

This beach is famous for its dories that have been launched from the beach for the past 100 years. There is a dory association that's keeping the tradition alive. My favorite activity here was watching the dories land on the beach. The boat captain heads full throttle toward the beach, hits the sand and glides as far as he can on the flat bottom of the boat. Then they back their trailers up, hoist the boat onto the trailer and off they go.


Catch of the day . . . 22 tuna, plus baskets full of crabs.


Belly flopping onto the beach.


Racing full speed toward the shore.


The white sand beach. Cars are allowed to drive on the wet sand.