Arizona Beach State Recreation Site

Arizona Beach State Recreation Site is a 68-acre (28 ha) Oregon state park in Curry County, at an average elevation of 7 feet (2 m). The sandy beach on the Pacific Ocean is sheltered by headlands, and two creeks, Mussel and Myrtle, flow through the park into the ocean. The site has a parking lot for beach access, observation areas for viewing marine mammals and birds, and picnic tables.

The site transitioned from private campground ownership to state management in 2008 when the Oregon Parks Department acquired the property. This shift opened the area to broader public access and established it as a protected coastal recreation site.

The name comes from the warm temperatures, unusual for the Oregon coast, that the headlands create by blocking cool Northwest Pacific winds. Offshore rocks lie within the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, where thirteen seabird species nest, among them tufted puffins, common murres and rhinoceros auklets. Harbor and northern elephant seals and California and Steller sea lions haul out on the rocks, which visitors may watch but not approach.

The park is open year-round and has a parking lot for beach access, picnic tables and observation areas for watching marine mammals and birds. The beach sits at about 7 feet (2 m) elevation. Offshore rocks of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge are closed to public access, so wildlife is watched from shore.

Two creeks flow through the property bringing freshwater to the shoreline where they create small ecosystems. The flanking headlands act as natural windbreaks, making temperatures noticeably warmer here than at nearby beaches.