To the south, the hidden "Crescent Beach" comes into view, as well as alternate views of Haystack Rock and the sea stacks seen from most of Cannon Beach. Beneath the viewpoint, there's a spot of beach never accessible (yet in this photo, there appears to be a small structure built against the basalt in the far corner of this tiny cove).

This viewpoint is considered at least near the trail walked by the Corps of Discovery and Lewis & Clark on their way to see a beached whale at what is now Ecola Creek.

Other history: this viewpoint was featured in "Goonies" when it was filmed in the '80s.

Search for more on Crescent Beach: Crescent Beach, Coast Less Traveled in Cannon Beach

More History of the Viewpoints:

Intense History at Oregon Coast's Ecola State Park: Murder, Landslide, Explorers This beautiful blend of forest and ocean has a storied past, a rather unique history

Ecola Point's Pictorial Past: Old Cannon Beach up to Modern Oregon Coast Disasters, Goonies - From thousands of years ago to major landslides, storms

Below: the night sky seen from this vantage point