Agate Beach State Recreation Site is a state park between Newport and Agate Beach in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.[2]
Lying between new and old U.S. Highway 101, the 18.48-acre (7.48 ha) park offers beach access via a path from the parking lot through a tunnel under the old highway.[2] Amenities include restrooms and a place to fish, surf, and dig for razor clams.[2] The site also has picnic tables, and activities on its beach may include kite flying, agate hunting, birdwatching, and photography.[3]
Created in 1969 from land bought from the Lincoln County Development Company, the park is open year-round. About 190,000 people visit the park each year.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Agate Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Agate Beach State Recreation Site". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- ^ Bannan, Jan (2002). Oregon State Parks (2nd ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0-89886-794-0.
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