Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site

Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site is a state park administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located 3 miles (5 km) north of Waldport along the Pacific Ocean, the park offers beach access, picnicking, and fishing in a setting of shore pines and sand. It is fee-free and open year-round. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department acquired 7.70 beachfront acres in 1968, and in 1986, L. Presley Gill gifted 29 additional acres. The 36.7-acre (14.9 ha) park between U.S. Highway 101 and the ocean has parking spaces from which visitors can watch winter-storm surf without leaving their cars. A path leads from the bluff to a wide beach with driftwood along the high-tide line. Kite flyers and beachcombers frequent the beach in sunny weather. The Oregon Coast Trail for long-distance hikers passes through the park. It was used as a filming location for the upcoming 2023 film adaptation of the stage musical version of The Color Purple.