Ona Beach, Beach in Lincoln County, Oregon, US
Ona Beach is a sandy Pacific coast beach that meets the Beaver Creek estuary through Brian Booth State Park. The area includes five miles of walking trails and open marsh where wetlands transition into the shore.
Ona Beach lies within Brian Booth State Park, whose land was assembled between 1938 and 1968; Lincoln County donated ten acres in 1963. The state park was renamed Brian Booth State Park in 2013, the same year the beach area received its current name.
The name Ona is a Chinook word for razor clams, the shellfish gathered along this stretch of the central Oregon coast. The beach lies within Brian Booth State Park, and the estuary of Beaver Creek meets the sand at its southern end.
Ona Beach sits at the mouth of Beaver Creek off U.S. Route 101, about 8 miles south of Newport, with parking at Brian Booth State Park. Paths lead from the lot through marsh and shore; expect wet sand and wind at the ocean edge.
Ona Beach sits about 8 km south of Newport off U.S. Route 101, where Beaver Creek meets the Pacific. The state park's name honors Brian Booth, a former Oregon State Parks commissioner. The freshwater marsh behind the dunes is a stop on the Oregon Coast Birding Trail, and a boat launch lets paddlers enter the creek.
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