Cape Kiwanda is located in Pacific City, OR. It is on the Three Capes Scenic Route which includes Cape Meares and Cape Lookout. Hiking to top of Cape Kiwanda gives some views of Nestucca Bay to the south and Cape Lookout to the north. A sea stack, a geological landform, named Haystack is located about a half mile southwest of Cape Kiwanda. The geological landform consists of a steep and often vertical columns of rock in the sea near a coast and isolated by erosion. It is one of three features along the Oregon coast called Haystack.
Cape Kiwanda was beautiful. We had no idea that is had existed and we came across it accidentally but we are sure glad we did. The beach alone, with some pretty great waves today, was beautiful enough but when we saw the Haystay, the rock formation that makes the cape and the huge sand dune hill they were all an extra bonus. It was a cool day, about 58 degrees, with some coastal fog but it was so worth the stop. I was amazed how beautiful it all was. It is a popular place to enjoy the beach, bring your dog with you on the beach, climb the dune and just enjoy it. We sure did!
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