Beaver Creek Hike

South Beach, OR

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Standard fee is $10; 60+ Activity Center members receive a $5 discount

Hike leaders are Gordon Petty and Gail Brown.

There are 5 plus miles of trails in the Natural Area. Interpretive panels describe the area ecology and wildlife.

For a quick sense of the place, take a short walk on the Overlook Trail. It starts at the Welcome Center, heads west through mixed conifer forests and makes an easy loop back. 

The Beaver Creek Trail Loop is the backbone of a system of trails that skirt the fringes of the upland forests and meadows. Hike your way along Snaggy Point Trail to the highest point on the property and take in the epic view of the Pacific Ocean and lower reaches of the marsh. 

Put on your hiking shoes, pack some energy bars, lots of water and join us for a breath-taking hike. Bring hiking sticks, if desired. Lunch will be provided.

This hike is rated as moderate.

Whalen Island Hike

Cloverdale, OR

Thursday, June 19, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Standard fee for this hike is $20; 60+ members receive a $5 discount. 

Hike leaders are Gordon Petty and Gail Brown.

What is Whalen Island? It’s not quite an island. It’s not quite on Oregon’s ocean shore. What it is… is a place that is unique, soothing, and beautiful. Wrapped by beaches and shaded by shore pines, Whalen Island sits at the heart of Sand Lake Estuary. Whalen Island – which only becomes an island during seasonal high tides – is just inland from the ocean (close enough to see the waves) on the Tillamook Coast between Cape Lookout and Pacific City. The island is bordered by shallow blue water, mud flats, and marshes – and you can see it all from this EASY hike.

Put on your hiking shoes, pack plenty of water and join us for this fabulous hike. Lunch will be provided.