Exploring Haystack Rock is definitely the highlight of any visit to Cannon Beach on the north coast of Oregon. The enormous rock stands guard 235 feet above the beach and provides an essential home for nesting seabirds and a wide variety of other marine creatures in the tidal pools below, which you can reach on foot during low tide.

Birdwatchers can spend hours observing the behavior of many species of marine birds, including the beautiful Tufted Puffins, which nests on the rock in spring and early summer. To learn all about the wildlife, you can make use of interpretive signs, birding stations with spotting scopes, or ask the trained Rocky Shore Interpreters who are on hand to educate you.

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