EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 8 MIN
How Oregon almost lost public access to beaches
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
After a beachfront landowner discovered a loophole in the law and fenced off “his” beach, other oceanfront property owners were eager to follow suit. Governor Tom McCall was determined to stop them, and this is how he did it. (Cannon Beach, Clatsop County; 1960s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1206a-how-tom-mccall-saved-public-beaches.html)
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