Roads End State Recreation Site
Roads End State Recreation Site is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Knoll Open Space, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 0.8 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Winema Beach Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Harney Street Scenic View Area · 13 mi
- North Vista Avenue Scenic View Area · 13 mi
- Siletz Avenue Scenic View Area · 13 mi
156 named places within 25 miles
- God's Thumb: 1.4 mi
- Prairie Hill: 5.2 mi
- Ball Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Cougar Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Deadwood Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Wecoma Park: 1.4 mi
- Holmes Road Park: 1.4 mi
- Dorchester Park: 1.6 mi
- Kirtsis Park: 1.8 mi
- Sand Point Park: 1.8 mi
- The Knoll Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Friends of Wildwoods Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Spring Lake Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Nesika Park: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Head Scenic Research Area: 3.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Nuu-k’wii’-daa’-naa~-ye’ Sitka Spruce: 2.3 mi
- Sparky the Wish Guardian: 2.3 mi
- The Morgan Family STage: 2.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 2.8 mi
- Lincoln City Cultural Center: 2.6 mi
- Nelscott Reef: 3.6 mi
- Drift Creek Falls Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Little Nestucca County Boat Launch: 11.1 mi
- The Boiler: 12.5 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Neskowin Beach: 6.6 mi
- Kiwanda Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kiwanda Beach: 12.6 mi
- Beverly Beach: 19.5 mi
- Surfing Sasquatch: 2.0 mi
- Sparky the Wish Guardian: 2.3 mi
- Freenotes Harmony Park: 2.6 mi
- Joe the Sea Lion: 4.7 mi
- Mermaid: 5.5 mi
- North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Whale Research EcoExcursions: 14.0 mi
- Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 19.9 mi
- Drift Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pheasant Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Niagara Falls: 23.1 mi
- Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy: 1.3 mi
- Oceanlake Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 18.2 mi
- Camelback Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 2.0 mi
- H. B. Van Duzer Forest Wayside: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roads End State Recreation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,094 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,051.56 m | 18.0 mi |
| Saddle Bag Mountain | E 96° | 1,032 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fanno Peak | ESE 118° | 1,015.898 m | 20.3 mi |
| Riley Peak | ESE 113° | 1,004 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Hebo | NE 43° | 972.312 m | 20.2 mi |
| Main Point | NE 41° | 966 m | 18.8 mi |
| South Point | NE 41° | 958 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:22 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:49 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 14.6 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis 2 NE, 5 mi away.
- Ochre Sea Star306 obs
- Giant Green Anemone150 obs
- Purple Shore Crab99 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug98 obs
- Common Murre97 obs
- Aggregating Anemone91 obs
- California Mussel89 obs
- Gooseneck Barnacle86 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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