Can you go inside the Yaquina Head Lighthouse?

Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area is currently open to all entry but it never hurts to call 541-574-3100 for up-to-date information.

What are the birds at Yaquina Head?

Spring brings 65,000 common murres, Brandt’s cormorants, pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemots, western gulls, and glaucous-winged gulls to Yaquina’s bluffs and offshore rocks. For bald eagles and peregrine falcons, the sea bird nesting season provides an all-you-can-eat buffet!

Is Yaquina Head Lighthouse open?

The lighthouse is open daily 12 – 4 p.m., except holidays. October – February: Closed on Monday and Tuesday. Two flights of stairs lead to the watch room; the lantern room is closed to the public.

Where is Yaquina?

Yaquina Bay is on the Oregon coast, 113 miles south of the Columbia River mouth. One of the Corps’ oldest navigation projects on Oregon’s coast, Yaquina includes two jetties, several channels, turning and boat basins, and a breakwater.

What kind of ducks live in estuaries?

Other ducks that use the estuaries of Hudson Bay include greater scaup, common goldeneye, oldsquaw, black scoter, surf scoter, red-breasted merganser, northern pintail, American wigeon, northern shoveler, and green-winged teal. Arctic geese, swans, and various loon species also thrive here.

What kind of fish are in Yaquina Bay?

The time and distance to it takes to travel to Heceta Banks is rewarded with some of the finest fishing for salmon and rockfish on the entire Oregon Coast. Black rockfish are the dominate rockfish caught in Yaquina Bay followed by copper rockfish, blue rockfish and an occasional grass rockfish and brown rockfish.

How do you pronounce Aloha Oregon?

Supposedly the last two letters were transposed by the Post Office during the application process. The local pronunciation, however, has remained Uh-LO-uh rather than Ah-LO-ha.

Is Nye Beach nice?

Great place for a walk on the beach! When we are heading to Newport we tend to stop at Nye Beach and enjoy the restaurants, shops and beach. The beach is easy to get to (plenty of parking and access) and provides a nice long walk! Some very nice restaurants to choose from and a few interesting shops to browse.

What does Nye Beach stand for?

Nye Beach was named for John Nye who claimed a 160 acre parcel in 1866, In the 1880’s the property was purchased by Sam Irvin, and in the 1890’s the “summer people” began coming to Newport Beach in large numbers.

What is the Outstanding Natural Area of Yaquina Head?

Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. Standing 93 feet tall at the westernmost point of the basalt headland, the lighthouse has been a bright beacon of the night, guiding ships and their supplies along the west coast since…

How do I get to Yaquina Head?

Yaquina Head is located on the central coast of Oregon at the north end of Newport. Newport is located 55 miles west of Corvallis on the central Oregon coast. Take Hwy. 20 to U.S. Hwy. 101 to Newport. Turn right onto Hwy. 101 and proceed north 4.5 miles to Lighthouse Drive and turn left to enter Yaquina Head.

How do I get to Yaquina Head Lighthouse?

Lighthouse. Yaquina Head is located on the central coast of Oregon at the north end of Newport. Newport is located 55 miles west of Corvallis on the central Oregon coast. Take Hwy. 20 to U.S. Hwy. 101 to Newport. Turn right onto Hwy. 101 and proceed north 4.5 miles to Lighthouse Drive and turn left to enter Yaquina Head.