Nehalem Bay State Park is a beautiful place. But... the sites are right on top of one another. I would not say this park is for a getaway into a nature park. It is a highly trafficked park. Nothing wrong with the park outside of the cleanliness of the showers is reflective of the massive amounts of people that use them. We were here for a week, and I never once had a clean shower. The shower heads also spray water all over, so be careful with what you don't want wet. Our picnic table was falling apart, but I know they are in the process of replacing them because several had new tops and seats on them. 

The ocean is a good hike over the dunes, but it is a beautiful, clean beach.