Yachats State Recreation Area, State recreation area at Pacific coast in Lincoln County, United States.
Yachats State Recreation Area sits where the Yachats River meets the Pacific Ocean, featuring rocky shores, tide pools and varied marine environments. The coastal landscape creates different habitats for plants and sea life.
The recreation area developed through several land purchases from private owners and donations from Lincoln County between 1928 and 1986. These gradual additions created the park as it exists today.
The name Yachats comes from a word in the Alsea language, spoken by the people who lived along this part of the central Oregon coast; it is usually translated as referring to a low place at the foot of the hills. The town and the park at the river mouth both carry it.
The park is open for day use only, with no overnight camping. It sits on the north side of the Yachats River mouth, in the central district of Yachats, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Access is from the oceanfront in town.
The park lies on the north side of the Yachats River mouth, and its grounds reach only about 2 metres above sea level, so the river channel and the surf line sit within a short walk of each other. Day use only; no overnight camping.
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