Seaside’s favorite spot to watch waves, surfers, whales, and birds, as well as explore tide pools and fish from the rocks, The Cove is both fascinating and scenic. Remember to keep your eye on the surf and beware of unexpected waves. Avoid logs in or near the water as they can be deadly!

Three sailors are buried at a small grave at th... Moree east end of the Cove. They had rowed ashore long ago from their schooner for fresh water, but a storm came up during their return to the boat. Although locals built a signal fire to guide them back to shore, the skiff capsized, the men drowned, and their bodies washed ashore the next day. Their grave is marked “Known only to God.”Less

Captain Clark, Sacajawea and a small group of men from the Lewis and Clark expedition crossed this formidable headland in 1806 to buy the blubber of a stranded whale from Indians at Cannon Beach.

At a viewpoint along the way Clark marveled, "I behold the grandest and most pleasing prospect which my eyes ever surveyed."

Tillamook Head is a tilted remnant of a massive, 15-million-year-old Columbia River basalt flow. Incredibly, the lava welled up near Idaho, flooded down the Columbia Gorge, and spread along the seashore to this point.

Forest residents are varied thrush and spotted towhee. Birders will also glimpse nesting Wilson's and hermit warbler. T... Morehe trail extends to Indian Beach in Ecola State Park, where birders should scan the ocean for marbled murrelet.Less

Formerly Ecola State Park, this park trail passes over Tillamook Head and through towering stands of temperate rain forest between Seaside and Cannon Beach. Trees more than 12 ft in diameter are common, and wild-flowers, birds, and elk are abundant.

The trail to Cannon Beach is more than 6 miles long each way. It gains more than 800 f... Moret in elevation and passes above sheer cliffs that look down upon the ocean. The trail is muddy in places and boots are recommended. If you plan to hike to Indian Beach on the south side of the mountain, it is a good idea to have a car waiting for you there.

In 1806, Captain Clark and a group of 12 men hiked over the mountain to salvage blubber from a blue whale that washed ashore at the mouth of Ecola Creek. They met a group of Clatsop people hiking back laden with large amounts of meat and blubber from the find.

The trail is a fairly easy climb and you will know when you are nearing the top when you have wooden planks on the trail.

The highest point is not obvious however. It is at a point on the trail where a tree sits alone on top of a rock face that can only been seen just after you past it.Less