Mad River County Park

Sandy peninsula

The geography of this park is interesting, on a peninsula between the ocean and the bay. From the parking area, you'll need to climb over some significant dunes to get to the ocean...be prepared!

Too hard to get to the water

The sand dune you have to walk up and then down so you can get to the beach is hellish. The sand is slippery and the day we were there the sand was so hot it burns your feet, it's like walking on hot ...

Sand dunes and waves

Lots of sandy beach to explore with very few people when I visited made thus my favorite beach. Some shells, sand dollars and rocks to find on the beach but not nearly as much as Clam Beach further do...

A great place to see birds

I followed the directions to the Mad River Beach County Park. We ended at a place where they let boats into the river. The river was quiet, except for the many birds we saw. There were so many of t...

The beach is just GORGEOUS, and easy to walk

Our little dog finds this to be one of her favorite beaches. She can swim in the river channel, and not have to deal with the ocean. The packed sand is easy to walk on. And for beginning surfers, the ...