It’s Time to Whale Watch

It is that time of the year when the Gray Whale migrates his way down the Pacific Coast heading for the warmer waters of Baja. You can catch a glimpse of theses massive mammals on the Oregon Coast from December 26th - January 1st. There will be look out points at the following spots:

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center – at Ilwaco, Washington
Ecola State Park - Cannon Beach
Neahkahnie Mountain, at turnout – above Manzanita
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint – just west of Tillamook, north of Oceanside
Cape Lookout – at the tip of the cape (a 2.5-mile hike), between Oceanside and Pacific City
Cape Kiwanda - Pacific City
Inn at Spanish Head – Lincoln City (lobby on 10th floor)
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint – just north of Depoe Bay
Whale Watch Center and sea wall – Depoe Bay
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint – just s. of Depoe Bay
Cape Foulweather: Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint – just north of Newport
Devil’s Punch Bowl State Natural Area at Otter Rock – north of Newport
Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area - Newport
Don A. Davis Memorial Park – Newport, Nye Beach: at the kiosk
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site - Newport
Cape Perpetua Overlook – s. of Yachats
Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center – s. of Yachats
Cook’s Chasm, Cape Perpetua – s. of Yachats
Sea Lion Caves – north of Florence, at the turnout