Giant Spruce Trail

Location: Klootchy Creek County Park, on U.S. Highway 26, about 2.5 miles east of U.S. Highway 101

Distance/Difficulty: one-half-mile loop trail, easy

Trail Surface: Gravel

Features/Description: Interpretive/informational panels, remnant coastal temperate rainforest. Winding through temperate rainforest and around the remains of what was once the largest Sitka spruce in the United States, this trail explores the life-cycle of Oregon?s first Heritage Tree. The tree top was blown off in the December 2007 storm.

Amenities: Port-a-Potties

Parking: Paved parking lot

Dogs: Allowed on leash only

Contact: Park Ranger Corey Johnson (503) 325-9306

Mill Ponds Park

Location: In Seaside, take Avenue S to Alder Mill and park at the closed road

Features/Description: The gravel, half-mile trail at the Neawanna Mill Ponds Park features a mill pond restoration site with a winding waterfront pathway. Many bird species frequent the ponds.

Distance/Difficulty Level: Flat, easy and about one-half mile

Trail Surface: Gravel

Amenities: No facilities

Dogs Allowed?: On leash only

Contact: The city of Seaside

The Seaside Promenade

Location: Seaside at the beach with all city services nearby and parking at 12th Avenue and downtown.

Features/Description: The prom is a classic oceanfront venue past condos, historic homes, the Lewis & Clark Salt Works, and the Seaside beach. Hikers and cyclists have strolled and rolled along this wide promenade for generations, taking in the ocean sites, sounds and breezes with views of Tillamook Head, Tillamook Lighthouse and the Coast Range mountains.

Distance/Difficulty level: An easy 1.5 mile, level hike with frequent access points to the beach

Trail Surface: Concrete boardwalk

Amenities: Restrooms in the center turnaround at Broadway, near 12th Avenue and at the southern cove at Seltzer Park.

Dogs Allowed?: On leash only

Contact: The city of Seaside

The North Gateway Park

Location: At the northern city limits of Seaside on the west side of U.S. Highway 101

Features/Descriptions: The park features a salt marsh within the Necanicum estuary. The land is culturally and spiritually significant to the Clatsop people

Distance/Difficulty Level: Easy half-mile trail with beach access

Type of Trail/Surface: Gravel

Dogs Allowed?: On leash only

Contact: The North Coast Land Conservancy, city of Seaside

The Oregon Coast Trail

Location: The entire Oregon Coast

Features/Description: Begin with a flat, 17-mile stretch from the South Jetty of the Columbia River to Seaside along the beach. Follow in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on the 6-mile trail through Ecola State Park over Tillamook Head between Seaside and Cannon Beach and enjoy the magnificent forest and ocean views. ?I beheld the most pleasing prospect that my eyes ever beheld,? Capt. William Clark wrote in 1805.

Distance/Difficulty: From easy sandy beaches to moderate headland trails

Type of Trail/Surface: Sand, gravel

Amenities: Restrooms at Fort Stevens and Seaside, carry water

Dogs Allowed: On leash where required

Contact: Oregon State Parks.