Ecola State Park Sunrise

Crescent Beach and Haystack Rock are warmed by morning’s first light on the Oregon Coast

“Ecola State Park Sunrise”. Ecola State Park is located on the beautiful Oregon Coast, near the town 0f Cannon Beach and its iconic Haystack Rock which can be seen in the distance in this beautiful new fine art photograph.  In 1806, William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame were searching for the body of a whale which had washed ashore on the Oregon coast and during the search, they discovered a Creek which they named Ecola Creek which originated from the Chinook word for whale, “ekoli”.  Ecola State Park was later named after Ecola Creek.

Crescent Beach on the Oregon Coast

Ecola includes 9 miles of Pacific coastline, including Tillamook Head. The park offers excellent hiking, tide- pool exploring, stunning beaches and expansive view including the view in this new Ecola landscape photo  captured at sunrise which includes Crescent Beach on the left, The “Bird Rocks” in the mid-ground with Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock in the distance. The sweeping crescent shaped waves pushing towards the appropriately named Crescent Beach make a beautiful foreground for this stunning new landscape photograph of the amazing Oregon Coast. In the distance Neahkahnie Mountain and the Oregon Coast Range, located in Oswald West State Park help to give the horizon some depth and texture and serve as an inviting back-drop for this beautiful new fine art print of Ecola State Park!