Brian Booth State Park

Brian Booth State Park is a coastal recreational area located near Seal Rock, Lincoln County, Oregon United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It consists of two major portions: Ona Beach State Park and Beaver Creek State Natural Area, which were merged in 2013.^[2] The park has beach access, kayaking, and hiking trails. The park is 886.32 acres and has an annual attendance of 247,772 people. Ona is known as a Chinook Jargon word for razor clam.^[3]

Brian Booth State Park
Edge of the beach
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Type	Public, state
Location	Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S.
Nearest city	Seal Rock
Coordinates	44.5184518°N 124.0726195°W / 44.5184518; -124.0726195[1]
Operated by	Oregon State Parks and Recreation

Ona Beach State Park is a state park, which straddles Beaver Creek. It approximately halfway between Newport and Waldport, Oregon, which is 9 miles (14 km) south of the former.

Beaver Creek State Natural Area opened to the public on October 1, 2010.^[4]

The state park is also the western terminus of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail, which has its official opening August 21, 2021.^[5]

History

Aerial photograph of Ona Beach in 1938

The land was purchased between 1938 and 1968 from private owners, and includes one gift of 10 acres from Lincoln County, Oregon made in 1963. In the days before the completion of the Coast Highway, the beach between Newport and Seal Rock was used as an access road. Motorists would travel at low tide, following the mail carrier who knew the best way to cross Beaver Creek. The park was first known as Ona Beach State Park, but was renamed in 2013 to honor the first Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission chairperson Brian Booth (c. 1937–March 2012).^[6][7][8]

See also

• List of Oregon state parks

References

1. "Ona Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
2. "New State Park Coming to Oregon Coast: Name Determined". www.beachconnection.net. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
3. "Brian Booth State Park History". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. "Beaver Creek State Natural Area". Oregon State Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011.
5. Corvallis to the Sea Trail website, last accessed August 17, 2021.
6. William L. Sullivan (October 15, 2013). "New State Park Coming to Oregon Coast: Name Determined". Statesman Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
7. "History/FAQ - Brian Booth State Park". Oregon State Parks. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
8. "Brian Booth State Park History". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

External links

• "Ona Beach State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved June 21, 2011.