Brian Booth State Park
{{Short description|State park in Oregon, United States}}
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| photo = Ona Beach State Park.jpg
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| type = Public, state
| location = Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S.
| nearest_city = Seal Rock
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| coords_ref ={{cite gnis |id=1154767 |name=Ona Beach State Park |access-date=October 11, 2016}}
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| operator = Oregon State Parks and Recreation
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Brian Booth State Park is a coastal recreational area located near Seal Rock, Lincoln County, Oregon United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It consists of two major portions: Ona Beach State Park and Beaver Creek State Natural Area, which were merged in 2013.{{Cite web|title=New State Park Coming to Oregon Coast: Name Determined|url=https://www.beachconnection.net/news/onabeav021313_740.php|access-date=May 29, 2021|website=www.beachconnection.net}} The park has beach access, kayaking, and hiking trails. The park is 886.32 acres and has an annual attendance of 247,772 people. Ona is known as a Chinook Jargon word for razor clam.{{cite web |title=Brian Booth State Park History |publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |url=http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkHistory&parkId=146 |access-date=October 11, 2016}}
Ona Beach State Park is a state park, which straddles Beaver Creek. It approximately halfway between Newport and Waldport, Oregon, which is {{convert|9|mi}} south of the former.
Beaver Creek State Natural Area opened to the public on October 1, 2010.{{cite web|title=Beaver Creek State Natural Area|url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_261.php|url-status=live|publisher=Oregon State Parks and Recreation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614014559/http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_261.php|archivedate=June 14, 2011}}
The state park is also the western terminus of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail, which has its official opening August 21, 2021.[https://c2ctrail.org/ Corvallis to the Sea Trail website], last accessed August 17, 2021.
History
File:Arial photograph of Ona Beach in 1938 before construction of walking bridge.jpg
The land was purchased between 1938 and 1968 from private owners, and includes one gift of 10 acres from Lincoln County, Oregon made in 1963. In the days before the completion of the Coast Highway, the beach between Newport and Seal Rock was used as an access road. Motorists would travel at low tide, following the mail carrier who knew the best way to cross Beaver Creek. The park was first known as Ona Beach State Park, but was renamed in 2013 to honor the first Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission chairperson Brian Booth (c. 1937–March 2012).{{cite web| url = http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/travel/outdoors/hikes/2015/10/09/hike-kayak-new-state-park-coast/73481300/| title = New State Park Coming to Oregon Coast: Name Determined| author = William L. Sullivan| publisher = Statesman Journal| date = October 15, 2013| access-date = October 7, 2017}}{{cite web| url = http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkHistory&parkId=146| title = History/FAQ - Brian Booth State Park| publisher = Oregon State Parks| access-date = October 5, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Brian Booth State Park History |publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |url=http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkHistory&parkId=146 |access-date=October 11, 2016}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_206.php |title=Ona Beach State Park |publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |access-date=June 21, 2011}}
{{Protected Areas of Oregon}}
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Category:Protected areas established in 2010
Category:Parks in Lincoln County, Oregon