FROM TOP: GREGOR HALENDA; COURTESY OF DISCOVER PARAGLIDING! Indian Beach Beach Rules and Safety Tips Help keep the beach in Seaside safe and beautiful for everyone. ■ Practice good beach safety at all times: Beware of rip currents, sneaker waves and incoming tides; don’t climb on drift logs, especially on wet sand; be careful on cliffs and rocks, they can be slippery; and understand tsunamis. If you feel a strong earthquake or hear sirens, proceed inland on foot, and follow posted evacuation routes to higher ground. ■ Overnight beach camping is prohibited. ■ Dogs are welcome to run without a leash on city beaches, but they must be supervised at all times and must be within immediate voice control. Leash law on city streets is enforced. ■ Small recreational beach fires are allowed in open, dry sands, downwind of and below beach grass and the driftwood line. Put rocks around fire pits and have water ready. Never leave fires unattended, and extinguish all fires before leaving the area. Digging fire pits or shelters larger than 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter and 2 feet (0.6 m) deep is prohibited. ■ Oregon fireworks law applies to all of Seaside including the beach. Illegal fireworks will be confiscated, and violators are subject to arrest and fines. ■ Glass containers are never allowed on the beach, and alcoholic beverages exceeding 14% alcohol are also prohibited. During spring break, alcohol is prohibited on the beach and it’s always prohibited on the Prom. ■ Surfboards may only be launched at the Cove. No rigid watercraft may be launched from the beach within the city limits. Wind sails are not allowed on the beach. ■ No surreys, skateboards, motorcycles or motorized vehicles are allowed on the Prom. Set Your Heart Soaring For a bird’s-eye view of the coastline, book a helicopter ride with Oregon Helicopters or a tandem ride with Discover Paragliding!, which offers breathtaking glides that rise some 3,000 feet (914.4 m) above Sunset Beach and just inland in the coastal mountains. Another exhilarating way to get your adrenaline pumping is at High Life Adventure Park (2520 S. Roosevelt), an aerial obstacle course where you can choose your own difficulty level as you make your way through an octagon of obstacles — with 30 platforms and 50 challenges up to 40 feet (12 m) off the ground. Discover Paragliding! Surf’s Up! Some of Oregon’s most beloved surf breaks are along the North Coast, including Short Sands in Oswald West State Park and Indian Beach, just south around Tillamook Headlands at Ecola State Park. Information about one-on-one and small-group lessons is available at Cleanline Surf Shop and from Oregon Surf Adventures at Seaside Surf Shop, which both also rent gear, including stand-up paddleboards, boogie boards, kiteboards and more. And Northwest Women’s Surf Camps provides a supportive environment and superb instruction at its clinics, lessons and surf camps, which are great fun whether you’re on your own or with a group of friends seeking a girls’ getaway. 16 seasideOR.com
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