Whale Watching along the Pacific Coast in Southern Oregon

Twice a year, trained volunteers are stationed at 30 locations on or near the Oregon Coast to provide information to you and assist in spotting whales. The sites listed here are great places to visit and see if you can spot whales on migration.

1. Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center - IIwaco, Wa.

2. Ecola State Park

3. Neahkahnie Mountain Historic marker turnout on Hwy. 101

4. Cape Meares State Scenic viewpoint.

5. Cape Lookout State Park - a 2.5 mile hike to site.

6. Inn at Spanish Head lobby on the 10 th floor.

7. Boiler Bay State scenic viewpoint.

8. Depoe Bay Sea Wall

9. Rocky Creek State scenic viewpoint

10. Cape Foulweather

11. Devil's Punchbowl (Otter Rock) State Natural area

12. Yaquina Head Lighthouse

13. Don A. Davis City Kiosk

14. Yaquina Bay State recreation site

15. Seal Rock State recreation site

16. Yachats State Park

17. Devil's Churn viewpoint

18. Cape Perpetua Overlook

19. Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center

20. Cook's Chasm turnout

21. Sea Lion Caves turnout

22. Umpqua Lighthouse

23. Shore Acres State Park

24. Face Rock Wayside State scenic viewpoint

25. Cape Blanco Lighthouse

26. Battle Rock Wayfinding Point

27. Cape Sebastion State scenic coridor

28. Cape Ferrelo

29. Harris Beach State Park

30. Crescent Beach Overlook, Crescent City, Ca.

Whale watching doesn't require a lot of technical skill. Wear warm clothing, bring along rain gear and binoculars. Calm and slightly overcast days are better whale watching days because, there is less glare on the water. Conditions are usually better in the morning hours before the wind picks up and causes whitecaps on the water. Any spot with an ocean view is a good spot for watching. Good luck in your sightings and take care on the viewpoints.

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Find these Places for Whale Watching.

• The Back of the Beyond:
- A Story about Lewis & Clark

• The Story of Sacajawea:
- Guide to Lewis & Clark
• Sacagawea Dollar Coin
- Sacagawea Coins & Coin Sets

• Oregon Trail Games
- Oregon Trail - Africa Trail Games

• Trail of Tears:
- The Rise & Fall of the Cherokee Nation

• The Dominguez-Escalante Expeditions Journal:

Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in 1776

• I Walked to Zion:
- Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail

• The Gathering of Zion:
- The Story of the Mormon Trail

• National Geographic's Guide to:
- Lewis and Clark Trail

• Hiking Historic Trails
- Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

• Scenic Driving - Travel guides
- Scenic Driving in Utah

• Historical reading
- The Old Spanish Trail

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