Cape Perpetua Trailhead — Hotel in Florence

We started beside the visitor center. You can also start from the campground or the Cape Perpectua Rd. I wouldn't say it's difficult because my robust 7 and 5yo did it with us. It was a lot of elevation in a short distance (2.2miles from the campground round trip, 2.7miles from visitor center). There were some rugged parts but it's worth it once you get to many different lookout points. It took us 1:45mins with snack breaks and view breaks. That also included a loop of the Whispering Spruce trail at the top. Mind you we jogged down the hill 😂 because our kids...

My post is about the Giant Spruce trail, which was lovely! There's a slight detour right now, but I don't think it adds much extra milage. In my quest to pay my respects to enormous trees, I hiked to the Giant Sitka Spruce of Cape Perpetua. She has a 40-foot circumference, is 185 feet tall, has been growing for approximately 568 years, and has a tunnel kids like to...

Overall good. Cons- $26/ night+ $7 per extra vehicle, no showers, not very many sites to choose from, no cell service, creek is very small, sites are small and VERY close together and some have no barrier between them. Pros- lots of good hiking trails, beach access, nice bathrooms, visitor center with ocean views...