United States

Blue Flag Beaches in Oregon

Oregon is one of United States's Blue Flag coastlines — 92 beaches across 39 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

Beaches mapped

Beach towns

Arch Cape3 beaches mapped Bandon6 beaches mapped Brookings8 beaches mapped Cannon Beach2 beaches mapped Cape Meares1 beach mapped Cloverdale1 beach mapped Coos Bay4 beaches mapped Depoe Bay1 beach mapped Florence4 beaches mapped Gardiner1 beach mapped Gleneden Beach1 beach mapped Gold Beach7 beaches mapped Hammond1 beach mapped Heceta Beach2 beaches mapped Lincoln City4 beaches mapped Manzanita1 beach mapped Nedonna Beach1 beach mapped Nehalem1 beach mapped Neskowin1 beach mapped Newport5 beaches mapped North Bend1 beach mapped Otter Rock2 beaches mapped Port Orford6 beaches mapped Reedsport1 beach mapped Rockaway Beach2 beaches mapped San Marine1 beach mapped Seal Rock3 beaches mapped Seaside1 beach mapped Sixes1 beach mapped South Beach2 beaches mapped Tierra Del Mar1 beach mapped Tillamook2 beaches mapped Tolovana Park1 beach mapped Twin Rocks1 beach mapped Waldport3 beaches mapped Warrenton2 beaches mapped Wedderburn1 beach mapped Winchester Bay1 beach mapped Yachats5 beaches mapped

Beaches

Newport

Agate Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Beverly Beach State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Moolack Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Newport

Waldport

Alsea River Recreation Area Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Beachside State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Governor Patterson Memorial State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Arch Cape

Arcadia State Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hug Point State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Oswald West State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Port Orford

Arizona Beach State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Battle Rock Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hubbard Creek Beach at Humbug Mtn State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

3 more beaches in Port Orford

Florence

Baker Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Devils Elbow State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Florence

Bandon

Bandon South Jetty County Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Bandon State Natural Area
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Bullards Beach State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

3 more beaches in Bandon

Rockaway Beach

Barview County Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Rockaway Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Coos Bay

Bastendorf Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Cape Arago State Park - North Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Cape Arago State Park - South Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Coos Bay

Cloverdale

Bob Straub State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Gold Beach

Buena Vista Ocean Wayside State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Gold Beach, S Jetty
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hunter Creek S. of Gold Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

4 more beaches in Gold Beach

Cannon Beach

Cannon Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Indian Beach at Ecola Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Sixes

Cape Blanco State Park-Sixes River Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Tierra Del Mar

Cape Kiwanda State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Tillamook

Cape Lookout State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Oceanside Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Cape Meares

Cape Mears Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Brookings

Crissey Field State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Harris Beach State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Mcvay Rock State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified

5 more beaches in Brookings

Lincoln City

D River State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Nelscott Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Roads End Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Lincoln City

Warrenton

Del Rey Beach State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Sunset Beach State Rec Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Otter Rock

Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Otter Rock Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Seal Rock

Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Ona Beach State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Seal Rock State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Heceta Beach

Florence North Jetty Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Heceta Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Depoe Bay

Fogarty Creek State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Hammond

Fort Stevens State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Gleneden Beach

Gleneden Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

South Beach

Lost Creek State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified
South Beach State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Nedonna Beach

Manhattan Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Nehalem

Manzanita Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Manzanita

Nehalem Bay State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Yachats

Neptune Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Ocean Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Yachats

Neskowin

Neskowin Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Gardiner

Oregon Dunes Nat'l Rec Area
Sand beach
Not currently certified

North Bend

Oregon Dunes Ntl Rec Area-Horsfall Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Reedsport

Oregon Dunes Ntl Rec Area-Umpqua Dunes
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Wedderburn

Otter Point State Recreation Site
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Seaside

Seaside Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

San Marine

Tillicum Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Tolovana Park

Tolovana Beach State Wayside
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Twin Rocks

Twin Rocks
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Winchester Bay

Umpqua Lighthouse State Park Ocean Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Run the beaches for a town in Oregon? The Government Portal puts your daily water quality and safety flags on these pages.

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Oregon?

Our Oregon roster is still being charted for the 2026 season. Certified beaches appear here with their certification year as we verify them; the interactive map shows the latest coverage.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Oregon's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.