Oregon Coast 101

Day 1 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint

   Bandon; clifftop viewpoint over a sea stack shaped like a human face

   Any time · 45 min

   Find the face in the offshore rock from the viewing scope, then take the stairway and trail down to the beach among the rocks.

Day 2 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Cape Blanco Lighthouse

   Cape Blanco, near Port Orford; Oregon's oldest lighthouse, on the state's westernmost bluffs

   Midday · 60 min · $

   Climb the winding stairway inside the tower to see the Fresnel lens, then scan the sea from the bluffs; they are a known whale-watching spot.

Day 3 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor

   north of Brookings; 12 miles of sea stacks, arches and Sitka spruce along US 101

   Any time · 90 min

   Work north through the pullouts: the short trail at Natural Bridge to its seven arch rocks, then Arch Rock's overlook and the Boardman memorial at House Rock.