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Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
4.7★ · 675 Google ratings · Yachats, Oregon
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 125 yd away · about 18 spaces · free · fills up
Walk
125 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes · 425 yd away
Cost
Free
Water
57°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Sand
300 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Fri 8am
Map of Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
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1Parking125 yd from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2017–2026
Come for agate and pebble hunting
The small-pebble beach yields agates, jasper, and shells that visitors find by raking through the gravel.
Visit at low tide for tide pools
Receding water reveals tide pools with green anemones and rocky formations to explore throughout the intertidal zone.
Walk the scenic 804 trail connection
An easy, paved shoreline trail with benches extends north toward Tillicum Beach with dramatic ocean views.
Expect powerful waves and sneaker waves
Waves regularly crash 30 feet high against rocks; a memorial marks two fatalities from a sneaker wave in 2022.
Plan for a small parking lot
The paved lot is tiny and can fill up, though reviewers note it was recently improved with functioning restrooms.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
58°F · overcast
Water
57°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
9.4 ft · 9 s apart
Wind
14 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
4 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:02 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:25 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:22 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:34 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 4:17 AM.
Crowds
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📍 804 Lemwick Ln, Yachats, OR 97498
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 125 yd away, about 2 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 425 yd away
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Common questions
Where do you park at Smelt Sands State Recreation Site?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Smelt Sands State Recreation Site?
120 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Smelt Sands State Recreation Site have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 425 yd from the listing.
When is Smelt Sands State Recreation Site least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
