Beautiful sunny day after the fog was burnt off. Very windy. Saw a falcon (?) at the parking lot, a large herd of elk, and some sprouts of whales. 
About 5.4 miles RT (~1700') in the Cascade Head Nature Conservency. No dogs. No camping. The trail is also closed in Jan for endangered Oregon Silverspots butterfly. From the lower trailhead by the river, you started on a long boardwalk next to a swampy creek, then a road and some private properties, before going into the woods. Nice old growth, and big ferns. Soon emerge to the grassy headland, with some big piles of animal droppings (cow like). Views begin here, to the coast (lines of waves), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River_(Lincoln_County,_Oregon)">Salmon River</a> estuary (flat sandy beach, access via Roads End State Recreation site?), and the town of Lincoln City. As you switch back up the slope, you'll see Devil's Lake south of Lincoln City, seems like 2 big bodies of water instead of one. There's a survey marker at the summit. 3 of us continued up to the next summit, not much from here. Have to come back here in mid May to mid June to look for the rare Cascade Head Catchfly and Oregon Checker Mallow. 
Direction: 101 north of Lincoln City, turn west on Three Rocks Road. At 2 miles, take the left fork and park in Knight Park. 1 pivy at the parking lot. For an easier hike, can park at the upper trailhead.
