Lone Ranch Beach

Beautiful beach, not too crowded in the mornings. You can hike up a big hill to see the beach on the other side at the same time or you can just walk around the hill on the beach, crossing some rocks if you don't want to climb the hill.

Gorgeous beach! Not a really big one, but good for a morning or sunset stroll, and checking out the sea life clinging to the rocks. We saw by far and away the most starfish and anemone of any coastal spot on our mutli-day southern Oregon coast trip. Didn't seem to be too crowded either, not sure if this is a super popular beach or not, but it was much nicer than Harris Beach down the road. There's also a high viewpoint from the bluffs above, which has its own parking, or you can hike up from the beach. Highly recommended, esp if you have kids and they want to get up close to tide pool creatures.

GORGEOUS beach. Doesn’t seem to be as popular so there weren’t many people there which was very. Gorgeous rock formations and BEAUTIFUL waves. Highly recommend, it’s a lovely little walk!

I found this beach by accident and it has become my favorite beach on the west coast. There is easy parking, lots of warm soft sand, interesting rock formations, and hiking in the surrounding area. Around sunset it's otherworldly

Great place to tide pool at low tide.

Probably my favorite beach in the Brookings area. Easy access from parking lot. Beautiful and scenic with awesome rock formations…. I regret that I didn’t check out the tide pools but it gives me something to look forward to on next visit….

One of our favorite spots on the coast. The access to the beach is quick and pretty easy. We were lucky enough to end up here at minus tides. We got to see a lot of creatures in the tidepools and on the rocks. This was also the first and only place that we got to get our toes in the sand and spend some time talking with locals. Wonderful memories.

Great spot to stop and stretch the legs if you're traveling along the coast. Parking is easy, restrooms available, and a short walk down to the beach. Wheelchair accessible.

While visiting Redwood National Park from the Bay Area, I decided to go a little further north and see the Oregon coast. A quick glance at beaches not too far over the border showed Lone Ranch Beach as a quieter local favorite. Well signed turn off took us here right off the 101. There were only a few other cars. What a gorgeous, dramatic beach! Tons of driftwood, sea stacks and forest that comes right up to the water. Walking along here was a lovely, peaceful way to spend an afternoon on the coast. There were several picnic tables on the grassy area before the beach and it seems like a great place to spend the day if you're local. Very glad I found my way up here!

One of many beaches in Brookings OR The beach is part of the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor in Brookings OR, a little further drive down after crossing the CA/OR stateline. We turned in the parking lot but it was full, luckily, we found a spot (well, we kinda made our own spot) LoL! We attempted to walk down to the beach following a trail to the left but it was somewhat unpredictable and a little dangerous so we turned around. The path to the right has a better access to the beach but we didn't go. Instead we just took in the coastal views from atop and watched the crashing ocean waves hit the offshore rocks. The beach features many scenic sea stacks too. There is a picnic area at the site. February weather was exceptionally sunny, no rain in sight, but it was windy. Wish we had time to check out the tide pools but it was high tide when we went. Review #2525

Beautiful beach. Not too crowded and has easy access. Also has bathrooms close by. Great beach!

Oh my gosh--best beach ever. It is one of the longest walking beaches in the area and sooooo beautiful. Never ever is it crowded, and if you greet someone at that beach they love talking to you. Super friendly and nice people that appreciate its beauty. Awesome rocks and weather. It's fun making characters from the large rocks--there is a gorilla, a monkey, a man's silhouette and so on. Use your imagination and you will see them too. Enjoy!

Was able to catch the sunset here and it was amazing! Nice large beach to walk and explore as well!

Beautiful beach below, love the rocks in the ocean and the lush foliage. Plenty of parking was amazed at the nomads parked in the lot, colorful.

Nice beach for walking. Always clean. People who walk their dogs along the beach are very hood about cleaning up after their dogs. That makes it nice for the people walking along the beach also.

My favorite beach of all time in Brookings. It's not as frequented as some of the others like Harris or Mills but it's stunning and peaceful. You'll be greeted by ancient sea stacks and gorgeous rock strewn beaches. A nice river empties out into the beach where you can find beautiful rocks. When the time is right there are some decent tide pools as well. Lone Ranch hooks up with the Oregon coast trails. If you're interested in a day hike definitely take the trail! Really beautiful views and wind swept hills - a nice change of scenery from the green wooded trails.

This beach was great. Bathrooms and ample parking. It's free and secluded. We went when the tide was out so there were some cool star fish and crabs. The sand is very fine and silky soft. There is a short paved path to get to the beach. Lots of scenic views.

Very clean and beautiful. Took my dog to her first walk here and there wasn't that many people around but the few that were around were very friendly. Love this place

A couple of miles north of Brookings. Easy access, good parking lot, picnic tables on an asphalted pathway. Path accesses a sandy cove, which is surrounded by rocky outcrops. Parking lot and path is almost at sea level, so no scrambling required. You can walk south on the beach, and go from cove to cove. Each one is more isolated and quiet. The third one down is very placid, guarded by several rock formations. An impressive series of quiet beaches. Free.

Amazing place! Go at low tide! Many tide pools with starfish and other sea creatures! Beautiful rocks scattered along beach! Easy to get down too!

Joe and I drove from SF up to Bandon, OR and made a stop here, a few miles north of Brookings. The rock formations here are absolutely incredible, and there's tons of wild blackberries that you can pick and eat. It was absolutely gorgeous, and definitely worth hanging out for a morning or afternoon. It may have been the most scenic part of our entire coastal drive.

This is a nice quiet beach. We stayed in Brookings for a few days and wanted to find a quiet beach close by for the dogs and kid to play and just enjoy the Oregon coast in July. This beach fit the bill quite nicely. We got there and parking was ample as there were only three other cars in the parking lot. When we got to the beach, there was only one other family to be seen. The kid immediately stripped down to hew bathing suit and got to playing in the water and sand as kids should be able to do. I saw the sign in the parking lot that said dogs are to be leashed, so wanting to obey the law and not being from the area and knowing the local protocol, I kept my small French Bulldog and dachshund on a leash. Although I saw a couple of other people with their dogs off leash and nobody seemed to mind and everybody and dog kept to themselves and I think it would have been okay to let mine run around off lease for a while, I decided otherwise. We spent a couple of hours on this beach, and the kid, dogs, and adults all seemed to enjoy themselves and the wonderful July weather in Southern Oregon.