Thor's Well — Attraction in Florence

For at least 6,000 years, Native Americans hunted for mussels, crabs, sea urchins, and clams along the coast near Cape Perpetua. Cape Perpetua was part of the southern territory of the Alsea people. In their language the Cape was named Halqaik, which might mean something like 'exposed place'. Evidence of their lives can still be found in the huge piles of discarded mussel shells that lie along the shore near the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. The cape was named by Captain James Cook on March 7, 1778, as he searched for the Pacific entrance to a Northwest Passage. Cook named the cape Perpetua because it was discovered on St. Perpetua's Day. The area became part of the Siuslaw National Forest in 1908. In 1914, the United States Forest Service cut a narrow road into the cliff around Cape Perpetua and constructed a wooden bridge across the Yachats River, opening travel between the small community of Yachats and Florence to the south. The wooden bridge was replaced in 1926 with a steel structure. The Cape Perpetua section of the Roosevelt Memorial Highway (now Highway 101) was built...

We stopped by here on our coastal road trip in late May. We arrived just before sunset and the tide was on the lower side, but it was still worth the trip. We were staying about 30 minuets from here and drove our car, as the parking is very limited and hard to stop when in a RV, but the drive from Florence and back was beautiful and we stopped at almost every turn out for the photos and view.

The hike down starts off with a nice trail, then stairs and finally rocks. But the trail is easy and it's not super long, so even younger kids can do it. But do wear shoes appropriate for the area. There are also benches to sit on and look over the water, but the closer views are amazing. Nature...

Thor's Well is a must see any time you are driving by. A repeat visit for sure. Easily accessible- the hardest part is finding parking as it fills up fast. Paved walkways with multiple paths to access locations. No signs or rails preventing you from walking directly onto the rocks. Many people do and it's worth a closer peek but be very aware of the waves. It can burst up over 20 feet and surrounding areas.

Spouting Horn is to the left, facing the Pacific Ocean, and is a violent sight. The waves crash into the rock and are forced through a tunnel and forced out in an abrupt spray through a slit in the volcanic rock.

Great stop whether it's 5...