Hug Point

Hug Point is more of a beach walk than a hike, but it's stunning, nonetheless. There are caves to explore, waterfalls, and cool path over the rocks that you can only access at low tide.

Hug Point is about 5 miles South of Cannon Beach, right off HWY 101. Park in the parking lot, walk down to beach, turn right and keep walking. It's that simple. What's cool about this spot is that the beach was actually used as a stagecoach route from Arch Cape to Cannon Beach before the highway was carved into the mountain. Evidence of the old stagecoach road is still visible on the rocks at the north end of the beach and you can walk it at low tide.