Siuslaw National Forest · Oregon

Oregon Coast

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1308 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailheads Cape Cove Trailhead Drive there · Cape Perpetua Trailhead Drive there · Captain Cook Trailhead Drive there

Cape Perpetua Overlook Day Use the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day or valid <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/siuslaw/passes-permits/recreation">recreation pass</a> · season Year Round to

Towering 800 feet over the protected Marine Garden shoreline, the Cape Perpetua Day Use area is the highest viewpoint accessible by car on the Oregon Coast.

Take the winding, wooded drive to the top of the Cape Perpetua Headland, and you'll be rewarded with an awe-inspiring overlook just steps from the parking area. On clear days, views extend nearly 40 miles out to sea, and along 70 miles of coastline.

This site serves as a trailhead for:

Whispering Spruce Trail #1306 (wheel-chair accessible)

Amanda's Trail #1386

Saint Perpetua Trail #1306

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Every trail in Siuslaw National Forest

Other trails from the same trailheads

All 124 trails in Siuslaw National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.