Harris Beach

Absolutely gorgeous beach. We lucked out and caught a beautiful sunset. The parking lot was pretty full, we arrived about 1 hour before sunset. But the beach was big so it was very spread out and felt like we had the beach to ourselves.

What a great campsite and day use area! We watched someone body surf but thought he was crazy except he decided to have his NY polar bear swim in the sweetest spots - Happy New Year dude!

Beautiful beach, easy access. There is ramp to the sand. At the top of the ramp is a picnic table with a gorgeous view. We were able to find a parking spot with no trouble. If you have a trailer there are parallel spots. Parking is 10 dollars for Or. State residents. 12 dollars for out of state residents. The app is easy to use to pay.

I’ve been to a lot of beaches up and down the coast, but Harris Beach always stands out. We pulled in on a sunny but super windy day and the views still made it totally worth it. The beaches are beautiful, the rocks are crazy cool to look at, and it feels like you're right in the middle of nature while still being close to town. Parking can get tight depending on the time of day, but if you’re patient, it’s worth the short wait. Definitely one of the best stops in southern Oregon. Just bring a hoodie it gets breezy fast.

Definitely a gorgeous place to watch the sunset. I try to walk to this beach at least once a week.

Special tidepools. I saw animals there that I've never seen outside of the tropics. Two different types of tube worms, possibly a red colonial and a magnificent. I've only ever seen them snorkeling in coral reefs, but there they were in a little cave. I also found a stalk jelly and a tiny flounder totally camouflaged to the sand (can you see him?).

Beautiful day out and this was a great find! Caught the tide on its way out and was able to see some creatures! Easy access to get down to the beach.

Beautiful sunset spot. Steep drive down to the beach but paved. There is a bathhouse and a fair amount of parking spots.

Top 5 favorite campground in our 7 years of RV travel! One of the nicer state parks in Oregon. Clean sites, clean bathrooms, and private showers. Trash cans are every few sites so it makes it so much easier to keep things tidy for campers. They sell firewood and have nice large fire rings. There are so many trees and some sites have perfectly spaced trees so you can put up a hammock. There are a lot of park rangers on site. I noticed that they don't hesitate to address issues as they arise. You can walk to the beach from the campsite. It is a steep decent down a long driveway or you can take a questionable walking path to the rocks below. I recommend driving from your campsite to the beach parking lot. As for supplies, you are only a few miles away from a Fred Meyer grocery store. The town of Brookings has options if you need anything while staying here. There is a lot to do in the area so several days here isn't a bad idea. Lovely beaches, plenty of hiking options, small towns, redwoods....what more can you ask for?

Absolutely beautiful place. This park not only offers amazing views but a place to camp as well. There are spots available.fpr tent, car or RV parking. Class A,B or C TVs, full ook-ups, partial hook-ups, or just plain asphalt spots. If you're a local, the cost is roughly 10$ cheaper for each night. This place IS dog friendly Reservations are not required but are highly recommended!!! This place offers a full playground, hot showers, and beautiful scenery to boot! Just a 5 minute walk, and you're on the beach enjoying the ocean, or you can choose to walk the trails (highly suggest the lookout point on the cliff for sunsets!

Beautiful park large clean sites lots of room for rv/trailers! Bathrooms clean and hot showers. A lot of families and kids in the summer so gets loud but everyone is having fun and respectful. Great hiking and biking trails. The beach is gorgeous! Price can't be beat!! Love Oregon State Parks!!

Must like noise. Perhaps the loudest, noisiest campground I have ever encountered. Traffic on 101 and a lumber mill right across the road make it impossible to sleep at night or relax at all. The park is very well maintained. Bathrooms are clean and the grounds maintenance is beautiful. Most sites are decent sized. On the down side, no privacy between sites. It's a long walk to the beach with a steep up hill return. We are both ambulatory challenged, so we did not walk to the beach. Barking dogs are a constant. And, we were warned that theft is a very real problem. I would suggest that you enjoy the day use area which is closer to the beach then go camp elsewhere. We won't be returning.

Lived in Oregon most of my life and we have been up and down most of the central to north Oregon coast many times. We never went south until this year. Hands down one of the best state parks around. We hooked up the trailer and headed down here for several days. We really enjoyed our stay here. As with all the Oregon State Parks it is just in outstanding condition, beautiful trees and plants and very clean. Sites for trailers are a little snug but totally doable. It is an older location but is updated and has full hookups. Located near Brookings which in its own right is a great Oregon Coast town with good restaurants and shops to enjoy. The beach was fantastic, lots of island rocks located here and great waves. Just pure relaxing to hang out and enjoy. We are going to try and make it down here every year going forward as a yearly camping stop.

This is a very beautiful park and it's extremely clean. The beach is very pretty however it's quite the hike to get there where other beaches are much easier to get to. Each campsite is also very pretty although a bit closer than we like. There is a beautiful trail you can walk or ride your bike on all the way to town which I highly recommend. I would give four stars however check in time is 4:00pm which is completely ridiculous. Check out is at 1:00 and most campers leave in the morning the sites literally just sit empty

Great tide pools and room to park a trailer. Two ways to access the beach at the end of the road w a nice turn around.

This place is absolutely stunning to see rock formations on the beach, it's literally my favorite world wide that I've been to! The sunset here is worth the way I highly recommend checking it out and getting some great photos! During the day it's a blast to explore as well!

This beach is right down from where we are staying at, and it's absolutely breathtaking! A little windy, so be careful if you plan on eating here beach side.

It's one of those places that stays in your memory for life because it's that majestic. The beach of my dreams.

This beach is BEAUTIFUL! Be sure to drive all the way down the hill to make the loop at the bottom then park. There are restrooms right there too which is a bonus! The beach is a large sandy beach with plenty of amazing rock formations. If you keep walking south on the beach, you will find a little trail that goes up and over to really neat tide pool area where you can spot many anemone, starfish, and a variety of crabs! Hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, and more! There is the most amazing little inlet from one of the rock formations in the ocean (see pics) and there is a little tunnel where in the evening as the sun is going down, makes for an amazing site! The kids had so much fun searching for sea creatures and climbing the rocks, and on our way back to the car, we saw the most beautiful sunset! You couple spend hours here with so much to see and do!! What a gem!

Lovely campground, well maintained with friendly hosts. Has lots of trails down to beach and into town- both for walking and biking. There's even a section of the old Hwy 101 to walk or bike on. Loop C is mostly for tents. Portions of all loops have electric and water hookups-some of these with septic as well. Bathrooms are clean with showers available-still requiring masks at this point. Beach is quite scenic-just refrain from climbing the rocks and bothering the birds! Like most of the Oregon coast, be prepared for wind which is more common than not. The only reason I didn't give this five stars is due to the noise from the mill nearby which seems to run until 11:00 or so at night. I should add there is a day use area which allows you to drive down to a large beach area and there is a ramp pathway for wheelchairs.

Rain or shine! Maybe some wind! It's winter on the Oregon Coast banana belt. It is only 50 degrees, wind is whipping, rain falling but I am walking the sands and drift wood. Dressed rightt in rain gear. Watching relentless waves trying to overtake the shore. Sun breaks. Sun sets. Get your smart phone ready. We have a saying in Oregon - you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes, it will change.

Agree with most of the reviews. What a beautiful beach! Definitely worth climbing over the rocks to discover the tide pools with all the little sea creatures! Water was extremely cold and had it not been for the strong winds, a beautiful place to sprawl out on the beach. We did find a little nook behind a large rock to lay out a blanket for my son to play in the sand but really hard to shelter completely from the sand blowing at every angle.

If you like being crammed in with a bunch of people in sites that offer no privacy then this is your place. But if you go camping to get away from humanity and connect with nature, avoid this campground at all cost.

Beautiful Oregon coast beach. Plenty of parking. Nice trails along the cliffs down to the beach. Camping up above, facilities also.

This is a very nice and clean beach. Easy access, and public restrooms. It also has a nice parking lot.

Beautiful State Park, very well managed, with super sweet Park Rangers and camp hosts. Beautiful Vistas, trails and beaches, and close to downtown, if you feel like grabbing a beer. Marked it down one star for "D" loop for its tight (for RV's) spots, but also because it is right next to Hwy 101 and the traffic noise never lets up. Still, we would stay here again.

Beautiful beach, and great campground. We got full hookups, stayed a week and loved every minute of it. Quick bike ride into town, short walk to the beach, amazing sunsets. There's a public bathroom available that's kept up all day, and open access to the beach.

Nice beach and clean. Good parking also. Nice e place for a walk and taking pictures.

Parks located at a very convenient spot. The Rangers and staff are about the best. If you can, site A11 was great.

Wow, what a beautiful state park. We stayed in site B21 which was a tight squeeze for our 31 ft 5th wheel, but we were able to move back a little due to the huge back area they have and fit the trailer and truck in the site (barely). Little tough to get into spots with the narrow roads, but the atmosphere is so worth it. You can take a walk across the road to the ocean and beach.... so beautiful. This is a hard park to get into as it fills up pretty fast.

Way too crowded, even on a Monday at 5 pm. Lots of off-leash dogs + some trash + many, many folks who pulled off the road with the brood for some time on the sand. Lots of better, more peaceful options along the coast...

Breathe taking! Must see if you're visiting Brookings. Book early because it's extremely difficult to get a camping spot if you wait until the last minute.

On our first visit in mid August, our spot in the A loop was wonderful-- level site, no noises from the road. So, on our way back through here, we thought it would be a great place to revisit. Sadly, our spot in the C loop was horribly angled to the point where we could not get our RV leveled with the amount of blocks we had with us! Also, there were some odd construction noises late into the night that disrupted our sleep. If you try this campsite with an RV, make sure to check the site first!! The showers were wonderful in both loops and the beach access is particularly beautiful and tranquil. I would love to give this park 5 stars, but that noise until the wee hours really killed it.

This is our favorite campground on the southern Oregon coast. Very well-maintained, and so convenient to Brookings.

Bravo Harris Beach State Park!!! Your ADA restroom/shower facility is fantastic and such a wonderful, welcome surprise!! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate having these accommodations. As a mother to a 4', 75lbs child who is fully repentant in wheelchair and total assistance, this has made our trip so very enjoyable and I am not exhausted and sore for hauling her and her chair in and out of lesser accommodations. THANK YOU!! P.. Only gave 4 stars but when you add an ADA swing I'll change it to 5 and tell everyone I know!!!

This State Park is absolutely stunning. The views of the ocean and the sea stacks is gorgeous. Each camp spot is private. The landscaping is resort quality. The restrooms and showers are clean. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. There is a playground for children and a 1 mile bike path that joins up with highway 101 (staff didn't recommend riding along highway 101 on bikes). I will return to this campground.

Beautiful spot with nice campsites. Some are reservable and some are first come first serve with a variety of features; from RV full hookup to tent/bike camping-oceanfront and shaded sites. Beach is accessible with many trails to explore.

Very, very nice. Views are amazing. The camp is nice, and the people are friendly. The trails here are great.

Nice place to visit . Clean and friendly. It's will be nice to see movie in this place once a week.

I love this place and camp here all the time. The sites are nice and affordable and the park isn't overrun with rowdy kids on scooters in the road screaming all night like in some other nearby camping. The beach park here is also beautiful and there are lots of cool trails leading from the camping area to the beach. Showers work well, are free, and are hot. Would definitely recommend for camping in Brookings!

This is such an amazing place. Great for the family or to just walk around the trails by yourself. Truly my favorite beach. So much to see and always surrounded by friendly people. Be sure to take the time to explore the trails and just take your time to explore the amazing beach.

This is a really nice campground with friendly camp hosts and park rangers. The park was kept fairly clean and really packed when I had stopped by on the weekend. They have recycling available, doggie poo bags posted around the camp host areas, and firewood and fire starters for sale for a good price. The hiking trails to the beach was my favorite part. The view of the coast and rocks were amazing and the sand is beautiful! During the time I visited, the waves were pretty strong and the weather was chilly so I didn't actually get to play in the water, but the views are worth it if you stay here. The campsite is located up top on the cliff but there are walkways down to the beach areas. The only downside is camping next to the playground area. As a couple with no kids, I wish I had seen on the map before I booked my campsite that there was playground next to us. Either I didn't pay attention or it's not on the map on the reservation site, but that will be something to look out for if you're not into screaming children playing on the playground throughout the day. Luckily, everyone respected quiet hours. This park was packed with family and kids, I have never seen a park that packed before, but I understand why! It's really a nice place to take your family, but not a nice place if you're trying to have some peace and quiet. This was one of my favorite campsites throughout my road trip and I wish I had booked for two nights instead of one!

One of my all time favorite camping spots. This beach park is beautiful with nice and clean facilities. From the camping area, it is about a 5 minute walk to the beach and it is really just beautiful. I came here towards the end of December and we had great weather. There are multiple kinds of camping spots varying from just camping to full RV hook up and they do charge by what kind of spot you occupy so keep that in mind

We camped here in our RV for two nights. Would have stayed longer had I known how gorgeous this beach and campground were! We had water and electric hook ups. Some also include sewer but ours didnt, however, they do have a dump at the front of the park as well. The spots were plenty big and offered lots of privacy due to trees and bushes that line the spots. We were lucky enough to get a partial ocean view as well! The park was clean and quiet, and the beach was BEAUTIFUL. We were able to walk down to the beach both days and watch the sunset. There is also some decent tide pooling on this beach as well. Would definitely stay here again.

My family and I took an RV trip up the Oregon coast this past week and LOVED our stay at Harris Beach. We were so lucky to have found the last one night only RV spot in the early evening!!! Our site was so cozy and super affordable. We sadly arrived just as it was getting dark and the next morning was pretty foggy so the visibility of the beach was pretty hard but it was still beautiful. We are already planning our next trip!

Heading back home to cali and seen this park and had to stay. Nice camp grounds able to get a spot for the night. Nice walk down to the beach. Clean restrooms and showers. Worth the 7 hour drive to come back.

Ugh I don't feel like typing all of this but I'm baffled at all the events that occurred in the past 15? Hours. The beach is pretty, plenty of parking, sprint has service (they never do), super dog friendly, clean bathrooms. Cool place. BUT we were one of the last people here, we went down to the beach to let our dog run around. The guy who closed up yelled down, HEY!! HEY!!! I'm used to people trying to get my attention like that, so I just ignore it. An aggressive HEY isn't the way to get my attention. I finally turned around and see this dude yelling down at us. I'm like WHAT? He's like, "is this your truck? (Its a VAN ffs!!) Its time to go, gotta close the gates!" So we get up there and he gives my wife a lesson on keeping our dog on a leash. Ok got it. SO fast forward to the next morning. My wife and I got the AM tummy aches. We rush to the nearest bathroom. Nice, clean bathroom. Then you see this lady with a bunch of make up and grocery bags around one of the sinks. She appears to be putting her make up on. Obviously she knows she's in a bathroom and we could possibly have to poop. As I sit down, I softly say, "I'm going to play some music for everyone's benefit." Something along those lines. Anywho- I awkwardly get to my business and I'm sure my wife did as well. The lady leaves. Sylvan Esso's "Radio" ends. My wife and I chat about our poop-stage fright. The lady comes back in. So I hit shuffle, totally ready to get skip, but Rihanna's "Needed Me" came on. I'm sure we'll all like this! A few moments go by and I hear the lady say something about us pooping & listening to music. I say, "what did you say?" She says, "are you listening to music & taking a sh**? Because I'm standing here listening to n***er music." My wife and I were both like WTF?!?!??!? I'm like why would you say something like that?? Then she called us "hothead losers" and "a couple of dykes" (duh??) on her way out. I ran out and got some pictures of her and the car she was driving. Watch out for this crazy!!!

Still one of my favorites!! We love living so close to this place it's gorgeous and one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever been too.

The scenery at Harris Beach State Park near Brookings is incredible. Those rock formations along the coastline, many resembling shark fins jutting above the water are flat out cool. I think the South Oregon Coast gives the North Oregon Coast a real run for the money as far as natural beauty goes. The coastline between Gold Beach and Brookings is definitely worth the 6 1/2 hour to 7 hour drive from Portland. Also, at Harris Beach there are some nice stretches of sandy beach if lolling in the (chilly) waves or lounging on a towel is your thing. I don't believe there is a fee just to park in the park since I didn't see any signs indicating a day fee. But I did see several cars in the lower parking lot with permits attached to their mirrors. So I'm not entirely sure. The only cautionary note might be parking availability. While there was plenty of parking available when we here this week, I can imagine that parking is scarce during the high season on a sunny day.

Harris Beach State Park is located right off the 101 freeway and only a few miles north of Brookings, making it convenient and accessible. The campground is right next to the north and south Harris Beaches which offer a variety of entertainment: rock climbing, kite flying, swimming in the ocean, looking at tide pools, etc. One of the beaches is accessible via car; the other you have to walk a little bit to get to. Both are great locations. The camping spots are well kept and clean. The bathrooms and showers, for a campground, are immaculate! LOVED how clean they were, even with the Fourth of July rush. The area is scenic and has a good amount of trees and bushes to create visual privacy. The only downside was that the spots were really close together and quite small. We tried to fit two tents on our spot and had to put one of them in the parking spot in order to fit. The camp hosts weren't sticklers when it came to the quiet time, so you can really hear the neighbors due to proximity. There were tons of families with young kids running around, which made the atmosphere festive for the holiday weekend.

Beautiful views from some sites. Way too many dogs and owners often do not clean up their excrements!! Walking in dog manure and tracking it into your RV is not pleasant! Appears to be permanent or long time workers residing at the park who drive way too fast on their way in and out. Park employees/volunteers also buzz around on golf carts. They start early and drive too fast in this park with walkers out everywhere. Nicest sites have the roadway in front of them which is kind of noisy and definitely detracts from the view. It's like being in the city. The restrooms are not heated but are kept very clean. The shower stalls are heated and are also kept clean. Overall quite nice amenities. A nice park that could be even nicer with a little effort to reinforce the "clean up after your pet" policy and slow the speeds of pass through traffic.

WHITE COLLAR CAMPING is not a bad thing. This place was great. We were tent camping and booked only two days ahead of arrival. The Oregon fire restrictions went into effect the morning of our arrival; and unfortunately, we had brought a charcoal grill and wood to burn. This ended up being no problem at all. We drove down to the Fred Myers only 2 miles down to road and picked up an inexpensive propane grill and disposable tank for under $20. The campgrounds "quite time" was enforced from 10pm-7am. This was especially appreciated because when it got real quiet you could hear the waves crashing onto the beach from your tent. The restrooms were clean and always stocked. There were also hot showers that seemed readily available until the weekend. The beach, just a short hike from the campgrounds,was gorgeous and there were hardly any crowds there even though it got to 85 degrees the day we were there! We weren't actively looking to do any hiking but we found some easy, short ones close to camp that led us to beaches and gorgeous buttes overlooking the ocean.

Nice clean rv campground, reasonable prices, close to town. Restrooms and showers clean and kept up. Reservations tough to get here for any decent length of time especially for us with a 30' tt, so disappointing to see tent campers taking up huge spots meant for RV's. We visited in April before the entire camp was available. Nice views and a nice beach. Was kinda loud our last night there, seems a very large group (~12+ people) came in with a trailer and stayed up til at 11pm making a ton of noise. But, regardless there are disrespectful people everywhere just wish the camp hosts would have addressed it. We liked it here anywhichway, so we will return.

Some small sites in loop D. Best for very small trailer and equally small towing vehicle. Watched several take 30 minutes to get both squeezed in and off road.

I am a photographer and Harris Beach is one of the best in Brookings. The sunsets are spectacular and even if it's stormy there are so many beautiful views, you can't go wrong...

The beach was absolutely breathtaking! Nothing that can be seen on the East Coast...well at least not in New Jersey! It was a bit windy which made it a bit too cold for me to consider a beach day, but there were plenty of people there enjoying their beach day! The seaweed that had washed up was incredible to see...so big! The water was cold, but bearable for me to put my feet in and walk along the water's edge. Wouldn't be able to go in it any further....I don't like the cold...but there were some kids going all the way in! They have a nice looking campground just walking distance from the beach....can't say more about it as we weren't using the the campground! Love that they allow dogs on the beach, and the ones we went across were very friendly. Would recommend this spot highly for anyone in the area!

Very nice and maintained. Met some friendly people. Full hook ups for RV. Beach access. Very beautiful!