USA, Oregon, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach

USA, Oregon, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach
Legality: -
Access: Street parallels beach
Criminal Activity: -
Length: 5mi
Width: 50-500ft, very wide at north during low tide
Surface: 1.5 mile of wide hard pack, 1.5 mi of narrow hard pack, 5mi of soft sand to the jetty of Nehalem bay.
Crowdedness: World famous spot for kitesurfing, lost of them. Few buggiers and landboarders. Fair number of people enjoying sun through out the summer.
Prevailing Wind Directions: NW
Steepness: flat. Some sand whipped moguls after high NNW winds.
Facilities Available: none
Hazards: Sandcastles, children, logs usually visible
Recommend Equipment: Everything. Bigfoot buggy almost required to take the 10mi roud trip from the mountain to the jetty and back.
Parking: Park over dunes ~50ft
Accomadations:
Sunset Surf Motel
Inn At Manzanita
San Dune Motel
Ocean Inn
and many more...

Other Info:
Map
[url= [LINK] ]Wind Forcast[/url] (iKitesurf has a sensor)
Tides

Fantastic run from the north end of the beach to the jetty and back. Best starting at 1/2 tide to low. There's _NO_ roads after the first 1.5m of beach! There is a state campground but there's little beach traffic; sometimes just a few horses. Once you pass the campground (see the last road near the beach on the map) you're on your own Nice silent "peaceful" ride! You want a big foot and a mostly W wind so that you don't have to tack much.