Cannon Beach
- 7 routes
- V0 – V4-5
- Bouldering
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Cannon Beach is a bouldering area in Oregon's Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It sits within the refuge's designated wilderness, so plan on the land's protected status when you visit. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes ranging from V0-1 to V4-5. The easiest is Muchachito at V0-1, and the hardest is Treacherous Sand Flea at V4-5. Heartburn and Spare Change fall in the V2-3 range. She Shore was first climbed on July 31, 2021, and Barnacle boy was first ascended by Jim Kimball in October 2020. Summer is the driest, mildest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Seaside weather station show July and August highs around 65 to 66°F with only about seven wet days a month. Winter brings highs near 51 to 53°F and rain on about 20 to 22 days a month. Nearby, West Fork Ecola Creek offers canoeing about 1.9 miles away. The Forest Preserve Trail and Lagoon Trail Loop are both within about 2.4 miles. The Oregon Coast Trail passes about 4 miles off.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Cannon Beach
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
52° / 39°
21 wet
Feb
53° / 38°
18 wet
Mar
54° / 40°
20 wet
Apr
56° / 42°
17 wet
May
60° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
62° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
65° / 53°
7 wet
Aug
66° / 53°
7 wet
Sep
67° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 46°
15 wet
Nov
55° / 42°
20 wet
Dec
51° / 38°
22 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Seaside, OR, 8.9 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
Cannon in D Major(2)
Shuffled Truffles(4)
West Orford Rock(1)
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