Reedsport to Brookings, places to stay; winter deals The main attraction is simply watching the waves from this parking lot, situated where Seaside's beach curves around abruptly and the contours of the shore take the lead from Tillamook Head. Yet there's a lot more going on here than just the waves: a handful of secret attractions and factoids lurk here. Favorite sights get unruly here quite easily. Seaside's Cove compresses the energy of the waves and keeps them coming onto shore sizably higher than most areas of the Oregon coast. Then, when even the smaller, calmer waves lap at the rocky shoreline, these smooth, rounded stones make cool rattling noises.