Devils Churn Day Use
Located just north of the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, here you can watch the crashing waves and the dramatic churning action of the ocean inside the wave carved inlet that we call Devils Churn.
This deep chasm exposes the shoreline's volcanic history and shows the relentless, violent power of the ocean. The chasm likely started as a narrow fracture or collapsed lava tube in the volcanic bedrock. Over many thousands of years under the constant pounding force of the ocean waves it's now more than 80 feet wide where it opens at the ocean.
Nearby trails:
- Amanda's Trail #1386
- Captain Cook Trail #1364.2
- Cummins Creek Loop Trail #1382-A
- Cummins Creek Trail #1382
- Discovery Loop Trail #1387
- Giant Spruce Trail #1365
- Gwynn Creek Trail #1371
- Oregon Coast Trail #1308
- Trail of the Restless Waters #136
- Whispering Spruce Trail #1305
- Saint Perpetua National Recreation Trail #1306