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Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
01/15/2013
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
01/15/2013
Cleawox Lake from the top of a nearby dune.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
01/15/2013
View west over the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
02/02/2014
Direct access to some of the nearby dunes can be had from D loop in Sutton Campground.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
The dunes extend for a mile to the beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
The Oregon Dunes Day-Use Area is one of the best places to see the Oregon Dunes.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
Hikers on the dunes trail look like ants.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
Boardwalks offer access to the viewing platforms at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
02/02/2014
The Sutton Trails cross an area of forested dunes.
Robyn Anderson
Photo Date:
03/01/2017
Siltcoos Beach in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date:
09/21/2014
Sandy trails lead through the shrubby parts of the Carter Dunes walk.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
Heading south along the beach leaves most hikers behind on the Oregon Dunes Loop hike.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
11/04/2016
The trail around Hall Lake.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
11/04/2016
Looking across the dunes to the sea from the Hall and Shuttpelz Lake Trail.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
08/29/2014
On the John Dellenback Trail. This section of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is off-limits to motorized vehicles, so untracked vistas are plentiful.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
08/29/2014
The view south toward Cape Arago State Park on the John Dellenback Trail.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
02/02/2014
The Sutton Campground is adjacent to an area of partially forested dunes.