First stop is Ecola State Park. We walked a short distance to the "closed" pathway to get a good view of the beaches (see photo). This is probably the best view along the northern Oregon coast. High on a cliff, windy. Then we drove to Indian Beach and walk on the sand and water. Saw some surfers in the later. It's possible to walk there in stead of driving.2nd stop is Fort Stevens State Park, NW end of Oregon. Very few people here in this very large park.
Peter Iredale is an interesting site. Mostly buried in the sand now. Built in 1896, grounded in 1906, it was big: 287' long, 30' wide, 23' deep. 
Then we drove to the mouth of Columbia River. "Investigated" the southern jetty, and the birds in the swampy area of the estuary. 
We finished our tour at the remain of some 1865 battery to protect the mouth of the Columbia River from Confederate gun boats and the British Navy during the Civil War. So far off the shore now, that it would be useless, and offers no view whatsoever. The main military complex is closed (maybe open in summer only?). Fort Stevens has the distinction of being the only military fort in the United States to be fired upon by an enemy during time of war since the War of 1812, when it was attacked by a Japanese submarine on June 21, 1942.
