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The name "Seal Rock" appears to refer to the one large rock, about 20 feet (6.1 m) above water, that was formerly where hundreds of common seals and Steller sea lions would rest. Seal Rock was the terminus of the Corvallis & Yaquina Bay Wagon Road, which was the first road to reach the Oregon Coast from the Willamette Valley.
Coordinates. 44°29′50″N 124°04′59″W. / 44.497357°N 124.083111°W / 44.497357; -124.083111. [1] Operated by. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Seal Rock State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department . Panorama of the view looking north from ...
Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site. / 44.4609563°N 123.0817593°W / 44.4609563; -123.0817593. Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site is a state park near Shedd in Linn County, Oregon, United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The mill was first built in 1858. It burned down in 1862, but was rebuilt ...
Brian Booth State Park. / 44.5184518; -124.0726195. Brian Booth State Park is a coastal recreational area located near Seal Rock, Lincoln County, Oregon United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It consists of two major portions: Ona Beach State Park and Beaver Creek State Natural Area, which were merged in 2013 ...
Sea Lion Caves. Sea Lion Caves is a connected system of sea caves and caverns open to the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are located 11 miles (18 km) north of Florence on U.S. Highway 101, about midpoint on the 400 miles (640 km) of Oregon Coast. In this area, Highway 101 follows a steep and undeveloped seascape 300 feet (91 m ...
Silver Falls State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, located near Silverton, about 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Salem.It is the largest state park in Oregon with an area of more than 9,000 acres (36 km 2), and it includes more than 24 miles (39 km) of walking trails, 14 miles (23 km) of horse trails, and a 4-mile (6.4 km) bike path.
Waterfowl at the reserve. South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (SSNERR) is a 4,770-acre (19 km 2) National Estuarine Research Reserve located on Coos Bay Estuary, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its headquarters are in Charleston . Established in 1974, [1] it was the first reserve in the United States created in response to the federal ...
The St. George Reef Light is a wave-washed lighthouse, one where the ocean hits from all sides. The location of the light on North West Seal Rock, part of the line of "Dragon Rocks" thus named by Sir Francis Drake, was selected after numerous accidents and the wreck of the overloaded Brother Jonathan on July 30, 1865. [4]