Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Newport, Oregon

Hours of Operation

DAWN TO DUSK DAILY.
 
Open and close times depend on the season.
 
Nominal charge for vehicle entry.
 
Call, write or visit the Yaquina Head Web site for details.
 
Bureau of Land Management
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
PO Box 936
Newport, OR 97365
 
(541) 574-3100
 


 
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, view from Salal Hill
View from Salal Hill

 
Yaquina Head Interpretive Center viewed from the road in.
Interpretive Center

 

Accessible Tide Pools

 

Quarry Cove

 

Yaquina Tidepool Denizens

 
Click to read more about Harbor Seals.
Harbor Seals

 
Seal Island

 
Sanctuary? Or
Food for Thought?
BLM pamphlet
www.or.blm.gov/salem/html/yaquina/index.htm


Partners in Protection and Management

The Federal Bureau of Land Management manages and interprets the site, including the Interpretive Center and lighthouse.

The U.S. Coast Guard operates the lighthouse lantern.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitors off-shore bird rookeries and wildlife.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife manages intertidal animals.

The Oregon Department of State Lands is responsible for the intertidal land.

Join all of these agencies by doing what you can to help preserve and protect Yaquina Head. Watch for messages on signs that tell you how you can be a "partner in protection."


BLM map

Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Yaquina Head Lighthouse

 
Yaquina Head Lighthouse detail
Lighthouse Detail

 
Memorial Plaque on lighthouse sea-facing wall
Memorial Plaque

 
Rainbows of the doorway cast by prisms in the Lighthouse ceiling.
Lighthouse Prism Effects

 
Cobble Beach
Cobble Beach

 
Harbor seals on Cobble Beach
Cobble Beach

 
Cliffs where sea birds nest
For the Birds

 
Muirs
Common Muirs

 
Protected baysshelter marine life.
Marine Life Haven

 
Colony Rock is covered with a stunning variety of sea birds.
Colony Rock

 



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