North End Rockaway Beach Access Points

N. Pacific & N. 3rd Ave.

There is a parking area at the end of the street that can accommodate approximately 20 vehicles. The beach is a few short steps down over some flat rocks.

N. Pacific & N. 4th Ave.

There is no formal parking area here, so park on the sides of the streets. The beach access is at the end of 4th, between houses numbered 393 and 411. To reach the beach, you will step carefully down a series of rip rap boulders to the beach, which is about 8 feet from the path.

N. Pacific & N. 5th Ave.

There is no formal parking area here, so park on the sides of the streets. The beach access is at the end of 5th between houses numbered 475 and 505. From the access, you will step carefully down a series of rip rap rocks to the beach, which is about 8 feet from the street.

N. Pacific & N. 6th Ave.

This beach access is at the Rockaway Beach Resort. The parking here is for the resort, so you should park on the street. The access is for pedestrians only. Take note of the Tsunami warning siren on the tall pole near the access.

N. Pacific & N. 7th Ave.

There is no formal parking area here, so you must park on the street. The beach access is at the end of N. 7th.

N. Pacific & N. 8th Ave.

There is no formal parking here, so you must park on the street. The access is at the end of 8th. To get to the beach, you will take about a dozen steps down rip rap stones to the sand below.

N. Pacific & N. 9th Ave.

The public right of way here is not wide. You will find the access between houses numbered 961 and 1005. To reach the beach, take the sandy path out past the houses. It is flanked by Shore Pines and dune grass. When you reach the drop-off, you will take about 12 steps over rip rap stones down to the beach below.

N. Pacific & NW 13th

Beach access is at the end of 13th. There is no formal parking area, so you must park on the street if you can find a place. Residential homes are quite close together in this area and streets are narrow, so parking can be a challenge. You will find parking much easier at other access points nearby.

NW 19th Ave.

Take 19th west off N. Miller St. to reach this designated access. You will find a parking area that can potentially accommodate about 20 vehicles. The access is a sandy path flanked by dune grass on either side. A gentle sand path leads down to the beach.

NW 23rd Ave.

Take NW 23rd from U.S. Highway 101. The beach access is at the end of the street. You will find a small parking area. The sandy access path is quite narrow as it passes through thick Manzanita bushes and Shore Pines. It climbs slightly up and to the left and sometimes narrows so tightly that the plants will brush against you as you go. When you get to the beach, there is a sharp drop-off of about 4 feet to the sand below.