What to do on the People’s Coast

• Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint

  Tillamook, Oregon 97141

  800-551-6949

  A must-see when driving the Three Capes Scenic route, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint is situated on a headland 200 feet above the ocean. Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda are the other two capes on this route. Cape Meares provides an excellent view of the largest colony of nesting common murres (the site is one of the most populous colonies of nesting sea birds on the continent). Bald eagles and a peregrine falcon have also been known to nest near here.<P>

  http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_181.php

• Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

  2400 Highway 101

  Yachats, Oregon 97498

  The U.S. Forest Service maintains the Cape\'s 26 miles of hiking trails through coastal mature and old growth rain forests, to breathtaking vistas, tidepools and the beach. The viewpoints and trails are open to the public year round. Some of the trails are wheelchair accessible, one is suitable for mountain biking, and all provide opportunities for birding. The Forest Service at Cape Perpetua also offers interpretive walks and operates a Visitors Center with natural and cultural history exhibits, an interac <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zvir8FoIKNE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

  http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/recreation/tripplanning/capeperpetua/index.shtml

• Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park

  US 101, 14 miles N of Florence, Oregon 97439

  541-997-3641

  Washburne is located on the east side of Highway 101 with a buffer of native plants between you and the highway. The campsites are spacious. There are several trails of varying difficulty leading from the campsites to the beach, wildlife viewing areas and second-growth forests. A walking trail leads you under the highway to a five mile sandy beach and a day-use area, where you\'ll find space to watch whales, hunt agates, beachcombing and picnic.

  http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_123.php

• Columbia River Maritime Museum

  Columbia River Maritime Museum 1792 Marine Drive

  Astoria, Oregon 97103

  503.325.2323
  http://www.crmm.org/

• Cook's Chasm Turnout

  Yachats, Oregon 97498

  800-929-0477

  Cook's Chasm has a easy paved walk where you can watch the spouting horn around high tide.

  http://www.whalespoken.org/OPRD/PARKS/WhaleWatchingCenter/watch_site_views.shtml

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