Smelt Sands State Recreation Site, State recreation site in Lincoln County, United States.

Smelt Sands State Recreation Site is a 3.5-hectare Oregon state park in Lincoln County, managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and open all year. It lies on the Pacific coast and draws about 300,000 visitors annually.

Smelt Sands State Recreation Site is a 3.5-hectare Oregon state park managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It was founded around 1972 and is open all year. The park receives roughly 300,000 visitors annually.

The name comes from the smelt, small silvery fish that run along this shore in spring and are caught by hand or with dip nets. The park covers 3.5 hectares and is open all year, drawing about 300,000 visitors annually.

Day-use facilities are available year-round with parking areas and coastal information available on-site. Visitors should prepare for coastal weather conditions and be aware of tide levels that change throughout the day.

The park covers 3.5 hectares and is open all year, drawing about 300,000 visitors annually. It is managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, which lists the site in its park history records.