It was damp and foggy , with a light rain, when we got to the Cape Meares State Park. There was barely anyone there at the time we were. It was so beautiful in all the trees and moss hanging. We had come to see the Octopus Tree so we headed up the trail to it. The nicely maintained trail was a somewhat uphill walk. Nice that it was not too hard to walk, even for us two older women with medical conditions. We arrived at the Octopus tree after a nice little walk and WOW!!! This tree is magnificent. I am happy they have it fenced off to help preserve it. Did you know that this is not really a tree at all? It has no main trunk and these limbs that are growing upwards are considered trunks but started out as branches on a tree that is only a gnarled mass that the trunks grow out of. It really is an amazing thing to see. And the nearby view of the coastline was awesome, especially in that fog that day. I suggest that if you are looking fo a fun place to visit, camp or ride horses you visit this area of Oregon Coast. It is AWESOME!