Depoe Bay
Your visit to the “Whale Watching Capital of the Oregon Coast” is sure to be a memorable one. There is a resident pod of grey whales which makes its home off Depoe Bay from March through December. Visitors from everywhere come to whale watch either from the new Whale Watch Center, the many shore observation spots or you can take a charter out for a closer look.
Depoe Bay has the smallest natural navigable harbor in the world consisting of six square acres. Because of the proximity to the ocean, fishermen or whale watchers can be from dockside to viewing or fishing in a matter of minutes.
A huge sea wall runs the length of the downtown area which enables visitors to shop or dine always within view of the ocean. This is the only town on the entire coast with this amenity. Waves run beneath lava beds and build pressure to spout water as high as 60 feet into the air. These are known as spouting horns and are visible during turbulent seas and stormy weather.
Featured activities
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Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
Oregon 97341800-551-6949Rocky Creek is a spectacular ocean-front park on a forested bluff overlooking the ocean. Offshore rocks provide spectacular wave action in storms and are nesting areas for birds and sea lions. The viewpoint is an official Whale Spoken Here site for watching migrating and resident gray whales.
Featured events
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Spring Whale Watch Week
541-765-3304119 SW Hwy 101Depoe Bay, Oregon 97341Saturday, March 20th, 2010 - Saturday, March 27th, 2010Whale watching takes place almost year-round on the Oregon Coast. Oregon's Whale Watching Spoken Here program focuses on the peak times for gray whales migrating past our coastline, which happen during winter and spring breaks. Many so called resident gray whales also spend months near the Oregon Coast, especially in summer and fall! Be sure to stop by the Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay during the Whale Watch Weeks. They're are open daily during the watch weeks; May 1 - Sept. 30, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
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Easter Egg Hunt
Depoe Bay, Oregon 97341541-765-2889Saturday, April 3rd, 2010Hunt Colorful Easter Eggs!
For more info
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Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 21, 223 SW Highway 101
Depoe Bay, OR 97341
Phone: 541-765-2889 or 877-485-8348
Email: dbchamber@newportnet.com
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Central Oregon Coast Association
PO Box 2094, 137 NE 1st Street
Newport, OR 97365
Phone: 541-265-2064 or 800-767-2064
Email: COCA@CoastVisitor.com
Website: www.coastvisitor.com