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lamookHead,42milestothenorth,andCapeFoulweather,39milestothesouth.Atopthis
rocky headland you'll find Cape Lookout State Park, its 2,000 acres laced with miles of
trails that meander through coastal rain forest and along sandy shores. One of the beaches
runsalongNetartsSpit,afive-mile fingerofsandpointingnorth.AstopoveronthePacific
flyway,thecapeandadjoiningwatersattractmorethan150speciesofbirds,includingblue
herons, murres, and oystercatchers.
The last stop on the loop is Cape Meares State Park, where a lighthouse over 100 years
old (surrounded in spring and summer by wild roses) offers clifftop views of a sea li-
on rookery below and offshore rocks and reefs. But perhaps the most unforgettable sight
here is a giant Sitka spruce that is located near the lighthouse parking lot. Nicknamed
the Octopus Tree, this odd-looking creation of nature has six candelabra-like limbs (the
product of furious coastal winds and abundant rainfall) that reach out horizontally as far as
30 feet before turning skyward.
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Oswald West State Park
Legend has it that a fortune in Spanish doubloons is buried somewhere in the side of
NeahkahnieMountain,aformervolcanothateruptedundertheoceanover13millionyears
ago.Whileitmaybeeveryone'sfantasytouncoversuchacache,thegreatesttreasuretobe
found here lies at the mountain's base—a 2,500-acre park in a rain forest of soaring spruce
and cedar trees. The park offers 12 miles of hiking trails and exhilarating ocean views.
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