Framed by magnificent forests, misty mountains and, of course, the beach, Cannon Beach counts among the Coast’s great base camps for outdoor fun. Cannon Beach City Park, located behind the Cannon Beach Visitor Center at the corner of East Second Street and North Spruce Street, has multiuse fields for pickup games of football, soccer and baseball as well as two netted courts for tennis and pickleball. Keep your eye out for elk and deer. Nearby you’ll also find a playground with swings and picnic tables. You can shoot some hoops on a halfcourt or rip around a small skate park with a bowl, a half-pipe, ledges and rails. For more adrenaline, head to the nearby Klootchy Creek Trails for some mountain biking. Located just 2 miles southeast of the Highway 101 junction on Highway 26, the trails include 11 miles of winding dirt paths that weave through giant Sitka spruce to sweeping views of the Coast mountains. All in all, you’ll find 15 different trails of varying degrees of difficulty, from beginner-friendly trails like Criss Cross to a steep and rooty test piece called Quarantine with great jumps for catching air. Parks and Outdoor Recreation Klootchy Creek Trails JEREMY BURKE / OCVA cannonbeach.org 11
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