They look somewhat like old, ragged pilings leftover from something manmade - but they are, in fact, stumps of a forest almost 2000 years ago or so. WHERE TO STAY NEAR THE GHOST FORESTSThere's a problem with the usual explanation about these ghost forests: most publications wrongly point to some sudden earthquake. See Explanations of Neskowin Ghost Forest Wrong, Say Oregon Coast GeologistsThere are similar stumps periodically visible near Newport, although these are quite rare. Other ghost forests sometimes appear south of Newport, in Cape Lookout, Rockaway, Arch Cape, Shore Acres by Coos Bay, and Hug Point. How to Find Other Ghost Forests of the Oregon CoastNESkOWIN GHOST FOREST NEWS, UPDATEScoming soon