The 16 best things to do with kids in Brookings

We have been here twice and camped in a tent in C6 and C8- 6 is best! This campsite has always been full of good natured people and families and the amenities are wonderful as well as the rangers and hosts. I think you will love it as much as we do. It does get very damp on the coast so be sure to bring a water proof tarp for over your tent!! The beach is amazing with lots of sea-life to discover and rocky trails to climb. Highly recommend this campground.

Beautiful little spot to spend some time at the beach. Seems to get a little crowded at sundown as people enjoy the view. We used the day use area several times over a few days and accessed a different part of the beach each day. Found star fish and other marine life at low tide. Family friendly. Flushable toilets and picnic benches. We visited over Memorial Day weekend and it wasn’t too crowded.

Such beautiful weather this year. This is our favorite spot to camp in Oregon. The seascape is unique. Oh and especially the backdrop during the sunset hour is really spectacular. We will come back here every year if we can.

Beautiful state park and campground at Harris Beach! A mixture of full hookups, water + electric, and rustic sites. Most are very generous spaces with vegetation surrounding for privacy. The bath houses are well equipped and maintained. Loved having a fire ring for the evenings. Great little beach at the park with interesting rock formations and tidal pools. There are some walking trails and the campground is close to Brookings (only 15 min walk to town). Will definitely come back here when we are next on the Oregon coast!

One of the best state parks I’ve been to. Lots of Rangers and Hosts keeping the place clean. Garbage services around the corner from every site. Multiple stores close to town if you forget anything you need and a short drive to the California Redwoods. The other campers were very courteous, we had no issues with people quieting down or having unruly animals. My only criticism is some of the sites are ridiculously small. Our site was all gravel and pavement. Make sure to check google street view prior to booking!

It's a nice beach from which to watch the sunset. The plentiful rocks in the water add to the dramatic mood at sunset. The beach itself is ok, seemed a little messy. There's a lot of driftwood and sea detritus on the beach (stinky kelp and seaweed) and it can get flooded with large ponds due to the profile of the beach. There's also a creek that drains across the sand which you have to cross, and while I'm hoping most of the runoff in this part of the world is clean, I don't know what kind of stuff drains here, from street runoff and so forth. Can get busy, there is a campground here so people will often set up tents and canopies to occupy an area all day.

Love this park! The staff are very friendly. The park is beautiful, well kept, and close to area beaches.

Beautiful park with amazing flower gardens! Large playground, nice bathrooms and walking paths.

I was surprised how new the park was. The style was typical of what I grew up with but it's like a Trex-Dex material rather than wood. My kids loved how big it was and how much to explore.

We were too early in the year for the azaleas but the rhododendrons were in full bloom and beautiful!

I went to this park to visit the Capella by the Sea. The chapel is a small A frame building with a view of the ocean and harbor. The chapel was reserved for a special event so I only had a few minutes to walk in and look around before I needed to be out. The park itself has a small trail that winds through the trees and was a nice enjoyable walk. This park also has a playground and a disc golf course that looks like it would be fun as it is in and out around the trees. All in all it was a nice visit.

Beautifully landscaped and loved the walls around all the gardens have been going to concert in the park. Every Sunday afternoon in summer ☀️ from 1pm to 3pm

Nice little park with room for kids to play and parents to walk out sit and relax. Could have used more seating in the shade, but we were there on a warm day. The park has lots of amenities like basketball courts, ball fields, the Kid Town play structures a gazebo and off course, the Capella structure that is pretty amazing. Just wish we could have gone inside but from the vandalism in other parts of the park, I can see what they have to keep it locked up! They also have restrooms and lots of grassy areas.

*fenced kids play area *disc golf *restrooms *garden path/flowers *fun water fountain I really enjoy this park on any regular day but also really love all the events held here like the music festival and the Christmas light display. The playground is better suited for slightly older kids but there is a smaller section of it that is better for littler ones. The whole playground is fenced.

The coast at Brooking is spectacular. All the drift wood and pebbles being washed up by the waves was amazing to watch and spending time soaking up the ocean air was refreshing and rejuvenating.

Great events for the whole family. There are some really good restaurants for every budget. The harbor is always clean. Oh! Plenty of parking too!

Grate Experience At the pirate festival so many options to by, locals coming through with Anteek item, homemade recipes to love. We will return

Great harbor. Everyone is very friendly and nice enough to keep an eye out for eachother. Lots of events, and things to do, like visiting all the cute little store's!

Great place to buy fresh fish and crab, or cat check your own. Also sweet farmers market on weekends

The absolute most Beautiful, clean, Harbor/Beach. You can bring your chairs and sit, while watching the waves crash in, the whales swim by, and even people watch.

Just a wonderful place to be! Good food, Great people 😎

gorgeous beach, couple trails down the beach. Nice camps well taken care of sorta small but still enough room to set up tents and coolers. Bathrooms and showers are nice and clean, free hot showers! Rangers dont mess around when it comes to taking care of their camp ground! They are always out taking care of the camp grounds early in the morning. High way is a little loud at night, if you have to sleep with quiet i don’t recommend this campsite.

Harris Beach Campground State Park is well—maintained and attractive. We were in site 6A, which had a large grassy area and vegetation separating the sites on either side of us. A lot of the sites were under trees, which would be great on a hot day, but it was raining so we it wasn’t as dark and gloomy in our site. It cleared enough for a walk down to the day use area and a spectacular sunset

This campground was so clean and bathrooms were clean and showers were great. It had a great view of the beach and lots of trails to hike down to the beach. I highly recommend this campground. Highly recommend doing the Samual Boardman corridor as well. Beautiful views and great stops just minutes from the campground and lots of hiking there as well.

We stayed at the hiker biker. The mill is really loud at night. There seems to be permanent shady residents on the hiker biker site. One other hiker was staying at the same time as us and got her food stolen, so we didn't feel so safe here.

Good experience. I do agree that at night the beeping and noise from the 101 traffic and whatnot can be a bit loud at times but it didn’t really bother me. We were in a tent in C loop, site 08 and it was fine for a night. Fun little trail near by and can walk around closed D loop which was nice. The beach access was beautiful. Makes up for any inconvenience there may have been.

The campground is lovely and possibly the cleanest campground I’ve ever visited. The sites are well maintained with pretty level pads for parking car, truck, van or RV. Tent sites are spacious. Good shade and beautiful scenery. Bathrooms and showers are spotless and camp hosts are super helpful and friendly. A beautiful park on the gorgeous Oregon coastline.

This campground is one of the nicest if not the nicest I've been to, very clean well stocked restrooms, clean and raked campsites. Close to the beautiful beach!

I wanted to stop and see the nice views of the offshore sea stacks. It was foggy as I hiked through the forest on a narrow trail to a meadow with no trees to block the views of the rocky coastline. You can hike to the beach on the Cape Ferralo Loop Trail, which is part of the Oregon Coast Trail to the left of the parking lot. The parking lot is small with no restrooms. Located on Hwy 101 at mile marker 351.9 about 8 minutes from Brookings on the Boardman Scenic Corridor. A nice place to see sunsets over an endless horizon, hike on the Oregon Coast Trail, and to watch whales at certain times of the year.

A short hike from parking lot, leading to a 270 degree view of the coast, perched high above the pacific coast. It is not crowded and there is adequate parking, a shot drive off of 101.

Great sunset spot! We were going to hike to the viewpoint, but there was no need. There is a bench by the parking lot, and the views from there are just great. Either way, my son and I tried a portion of the trail and it would be hard to walk back after dark. There are many low branches and a bunch of roots. The view from the parking lot is all you need!

One of my favorite places to go to relax and take in the beautiful views of the ocean or walk the trails to the point.

Scenic spot overlooking the ocean. Stopped here hoping to see some whales (currently migrating). No luck with the whales today but still a beautiful view watching rain. Showers rolling in from the Sea...

Me i love the boardman in general but lone ranch and cape feel lo you must stop walk the trails take photos go to beach study their history back then. Very cool

The trail does NOT go to the beach, but the views are amazing and it's an easy hike!

Have been fishing with Brookings Fishing Charters for the last 4 years. Have enjoyed every single trip. In particular the Lighthouse trip. Captain Chris and Sammy were incredible. Two of our family members have never fished before. They were so patient in showing us the techniques in getting hugh lingcods and rockfishes. We reached our limits. They cleaned the fish, fillet them and separated them into bags. Thank you for providing us such a great experience.

I had a great trip on the Nauti-Lady with my mom. Captain Any and Eric did their best to get us on the fish and keep us fishing. The best part is that they clean your fish for you at no extra charge like other charters I've been on! Thanks, Brookings Fishing Charters!

What a Great Time! My buddy Mike & I headed out on the Miss Brookings on Saturday morning Captain Chris & deckhand Mr.Erik put on a good trip, professional, personable, and knowledgeable. Great company with great guides .. I cannot wait to throw lines and head out again! Thank You Kindly To All @ Brookings Fishing Charters.

Shane was the ideal guide for my daughter Esther and me. He was humble, kind, and shared his knowledge graciously, attributing it to those who taught him. Unlike my past experiences with guides, who can be passionate but sometimes caustic, critical, and exacting, Shane was a breath of fresh air. He spoke highly of his employer and coworkers, making our day enjoyable. His encouragement and support were unwavering, even in the face of our lack of expertise. In a world that can be ungrateful and ungracious, Shane was a refreshing and positive presence. Wherever you are in life, a trip with Shane or the crew he praises will restore your faith in both men and nature. When you go, be sure to mention that Joshua Paul, Esther, and Shane sent you!

Captain Chris and deck hand Sammy were awesome on my most recent lighthouse trip. Put us right on the fish, managed the boat well, bled all the fish and cleaned them well. This is my 3rd time fishing with Brookings Fishing Charters; everytime has been great.

I thought captain mick of The Dash was a great captain and very personable. I would have loved to give him a tip but the guys in the office need to get there stuff together because the trip was prepaid for and when I got there they made me pay for my seat again. I even had a QR code of the receipt on my phone but it seemed to overwhelm them and told me that I would have to wait for the manger to get back from Portland and they would give me a "refund"...

Best group around, they will put you on the fish. I can’t say enough! Thank you Captain Andy, Captain Sam, and Deckhand Eric for an awesome day on the water!

Look no further! This company truly cares about you and will go out of their way to help you & make things right. They are amazing and I can’t recommend Alice, Abby & Johanna enough!!

BBPM has been managing my rentals for years. They are definitely the best. They have the ultimate set of subs to accommodate any repairs and they are very reasonably priced. Pretty sure my tenants are happy because several have been with us for years. I absolutely could not do it without them.

We were looking for a home to rent and reached out to this company. They didn’t have anything at the time and they said they would reach out if they did and keep my family in mind when something popped up. Really professional and friendly service! We ended up finding a home for rent elsewhere but they definitely kept their word and called us when a home became available. :)

Alice went out of her way to help us get the right house to live in after we were forced to move at a very stressful time . Both her a Johanna are easy to work with .

I needed a place quick, fast & in a hurry once I started my new career. The people at BBPM are easy to communicate with & more than Accommodating. They’re there pretty much day & night (shout out to Alice). She expedited all my paperwork & got me a place so when my training was done I could move in right away.

Alice is awesome! Very attentive to our needs. Found us a house in our limited price range. Highly recommend Alice.

Very professional, friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

Need 30 minutes for a fast walk thru. Some good furniture, bric a brac, dishes, even some good old tools. Need to return with a lager vehicle.

Interesting collection of antique and odds and ends. It's not a quick stop to do it justice. I'm a seasoned collector, and it makes me slow down to absorb everything.

They had like half an hour left til closing but turned the lights off when they saw us get out of the car.

Drove along the Samuel H. Boardman scenic corridor with a rental car. So many stops and trails along the way! My favorite was the not so “Secret Beach” was a steep way down to get to it and an even steeper incline going back up. Make sure to wear proper shoes, but so worth the amazing views! There is a waterfall that lets outs into the ocean. One of the most beautiful places I have seen! Came back for a nice sunset.

Several places to stop along this scenic corridor. Whaleshead Beach was where we spent our day mostly. There are plenty of rock formations to view while walking the beach. Some access to viewpoints and the beach access along this part of Hwy 101 are harder to get to so read signs. There are plenty of facilities and parking along the way. There were lots of rocks to fill your pockets, but we didn't find any agates. Nice section of the Southern Oregon coast. Strongly suggest spending time at each of the viewpoints for a great sight-seeing experience.

Very cool hike! Took about 30ish minutes from car and back with two labs. I highly recommend checking out. The hike was moderate. Lots of beautiful vista's seen from the cliffs. Be very careful though because a slip or a stumble could send you over.

Great hike. People have died here so there are signs blocking off the hike, but we did it anyways, just down to the part before the trail crosses the rock. I wouldn’t cross the rock bridge, as it’s not safe with the waves. Lots of poison ivy in the area so pay attention on the trails.

An absolutely gorgeous stretch of the Oregon coast! You can easily spend a couple of days exploring all the spots and discovering some new ones! My favorites were Natural Bridges and Secret Beach, but we also checked out Arch Rock, Lone Ranch Beach, and Cape Ferrelo for an amazing sunset!

The Samuel Corridor is absolutely breathtaking. From just driving through, there's so many areas and viewpoints for hikers & photographers. Enjoy the adventure!

Beautiful trails overlooking the ocean in a panoramic view. Huge mountain top over looking Lone Ranch Beach, with trails throughout the hillsides.

Gorgeous surrounding area with clean, more private feeling tent sites. Check in/out was a breeze. Felt very safe and comfortable throughout our stay and will be returning as soon as possible. Internet/service is a little spotty, as the campsite is in the sticks. River was warm, calm, and fairly shallow.

Fantastic camp spot for smaller rvs. I am in love with it & will definitely be back for more. My husband & I hiked along the Chetco, walked through the redwoods & enjoyed the scenic beaches. So quiet, especially on week days.

Perfection. Quiet campground, I swear everyone was asleep by 9pm. 😆 Chetco river is beautiful, shallow and WARM! Great for swimming or kayaking around a bit.The restrooms are as clean I've seen at campgrounds with flushable toilets. Showers are clean and water temp was fine. Not cold. Firewood is sold by camp host. Kid friendly and dogs are welcome. At night the only sounds I could hear was a hoot owl. We will make this our annual trip. Trails along the river lead to the Redwood trail. You won't be disappointed. Just a short drive to the coast and Samuel H Boardman state scenic corridor. Close enough to Hike to Secret beach and kayaking back at camp.

My dogs birthday was 4/20 and we drove down to Brookings from Washington to camp with his sister another pup and it was the most relaxing experience.

An absolutely beautiful little park right on the river with access to the Rocky Beach and a short hiking trail. Most dog owners are entitled here and do not follow the leash requirement in this place (even more than usual), unfortunately. The campground is lovely too.

Great day camping area with picnic tables separated by bushes. The toilets are very clean. You can drive out to the river. It’s all ricks—be careful. The blackberries are in season so there’s lots to pick. The trip from Brookings is beautiful. We saw Black Tailed Deer crossing the road. Take a picnic with you since you can eat by the river—bring chairs. Dogs love to go in the river.

Beautiful nice friendly park to go swimming for the day and to stay over night. Overall love the place

Gorgeous beach! Not a really big one, but good for a morning or sunset stroll, and checking out the sea life clinging to the rocks. We saw by far and away the most starfish and anemone of any coastal spot on our mutli-day southern Oregon coast trip. Didn't seem to be too crowded either, not sure if this is a super popular beach or not, but it was much nicer than Harris Beach down the road. There's also a high viewpoint from the bluffs above, which has its own parking, or you can hike up from the beach. Highly recommended, esp if you have kids and they want to get up close to tide pool creatures.

Probably my favorite beach in the Brookings area. Easy access from parking lot. Beautiful and scenic with awesome rock formations…. I regret that I didn’t check out the tide pools but it gives me something to look forward to on next visit….

Cool beach to chill at. We brought some sandwiches and ate on the beach. There were some picnic tables, but they were tucked away in the brush. Lots of shells on the beach and plenty of space to walk around and explore. Almost empty when we went.

GORGEOUS beach. Doesn’t seem to be as popular so there weren’t many people there which was very. Gorgeous rock formations and BEAUTIFUL waves. Highly recommend, it’s a lovely little walk!

Great place to tide pool at low tide.

One of our favorite spots on the coast. The access to the beach is quick and pretty easy. We were lucky enough to end up here at minus tides. We got to see a lot of creatures in the tidepools and on the rocks. This was also the first and only place that we got to get our toes in the sand and spend some time talking with locals. Wonderful memories.

I found this beach by accident and it has become my favorite beach on the west coast. There is easy parking, lots of warm soft sand, interesting rock formations, and hiking in the surrounding area. Around sunset it's otherworldly

The staff at the welcome center was so helpful, she gave us a mile marker sheet with all the points of interest on it for our trip up the coast, have definitely used it so far.

A beautiful area!! Driftwood galore! Ocean tumbled Moss Agate can be found on the shores. We really enjoyed this area. Restrooms at the Visitor center.

Awesome beach!! Agate is everywhere! We totally enjoyed it!! Just north of the California border....the welcome station has great parking, clean restrooms and is full of educational stuff

Very Cool place. Brought my daughter here for photos on the beach. Easy access and beautiful area

I love this park it's a great place to visit the ocean and it's beautiful but it closes at 8:00 p.m. ouch it should be 9:00 p.m. to catch the sunset

This is a great visitors center. The staff is super friendly. They had some great recommendations for sites to see. The facilities are clean and offer a great spot to refresh when driving along the coast. The beach acces is great. We just spent a few hours there with my youngest daughter and her dog while through. It was a perfect spot to stop for lunch.

Fun place. Took some photos of my daughter and her friend while there. Easy access

Surprised and delighted by this hidden gem! Park in the marked parking area by the water treatment plant and follow the path through the fence and around the side of the complex for incredible views and a fun walk up to the point. Great flora and fauna. The path is paved and wide enough for two to pass each other but there are no fences or anything so you do need to be careful in rough weather. You can certainly feel the wind up there!

Wonderful little park behind the water treatment plant. A little confusing to find, but absolutely gorgeous. The dog park is nearly impossible to spot and is on the slower side of things. It only has fencing on three sides but theres a thick hedge where there isn’t fence and our dog didn’t notice. Very gorgeous!

My dog and I walked out here early in the morning. We walked up the path onto the rock. As we started walking back out my dog looked to the left and started to try running while looking into the brush. I could hear something walking along us in the brush but couldnt see what it was. I started yelling and throwing my arm up and then heard it take off. Its a beautiful place but my experience was scary. I wasnt going to post but I know this will help people be aware. I have a small dog too. This happened october 13th

Once you get past the wastewater plant the walk it stunning! Go up to the top of the point(steep incline!) or sneak off to the left down the trail to a secluded spot with tons of driftwood. Shhhh don’t ruin it!

A nice walk from the road and such a beautiful view of the sunset. ♡

Very nice ocean overlooking....so glad we found it.

Very gorgeous spot wheelchair, accessible, nice path to walk.Multiple accesses to beach about seventy percent wheelchair accessible, there are some steep hills lived on the coast for 30 plus years. I've been through brookings organ a hundred times and never knew this place existed.

Turn onto the dirt road right next to Seagull Lane. Didn't find any sea glass here but lots of great tide pooling opportunities around this rocky beach. The trail down to the beach is a bit steep but was manageable at a slow pace. I wished I had brought my walking stick to help with balance though. The beach is very loose small gravel mostly and moves a lot when you walk on it, so expect a good workout. Enjoyed seeing the massive stump near here as well as the rocky shoreline. Spotted some cute little fish in the tide pools and some sea lions on the rocks a bit farther out. The disc golf area and dog park looked nice too. Saw a few other people here but it was not crowded. There is a enough parking for a dozen or more vehicles. The views are wonderful even if you just stick to the area around the parking lot and don't hike down to the beach.

What a great little find!!! A beautiful park with a dog run/area, a 9 hole Frisbee golf course, and access to a beautiful beach! Truly enjoyed our wall on the beach and all the beautiful sites to see. Waves were very high when we first arrived and were a little concerned about walking down the beach. Got lucky and was able to walk around the corner and a large beach area presented itself to us!!! Probably took over 100 photos between the 2 of us in an hour. Magical place and I look forward to going back during the spring or summer.

Our friends took us down here to show us their favorite beach to pick rocks. Had a nice time looking for rocks and visiting. We got to see the tide start to come in.

Such a neat beach to go to! It has a beautiful off leash dog park right across the beach, and it has a nice disc golf area. The beach is a little rough to descend into on the rocks and gravel, but once you get down it’s so cool to explore the shore. There isn’t sand anywhere, but the entire shore is covered in tiny rocks. So cool!!

Great little beach! Access is ok, just use caution on the rocky parts, no handrails. Great beach for rockhounding!

Somewhat hidden but a nice little beach. Although it has rocks, they're small rocks like gravel sized. Great spot overall and has benches but no bathroom.

Would be a 5 star but it is a steep little trail with no steps. Im okd so needed a sturdy hiking staff. They have a pet play area where some locals have brought chairs. Frisbee Golf course! Grassy fields around. There is a portal it a toilet a portable toilet. The best thing is there are a ton of small polish rocks right in front of the trail so you’ve got agate finders and rockhounds. Gigantic stump on beach S of trail. Small, nice, locals!