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Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint
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Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint

Location: Off US 101, 10 miles west of Tillamook.
Facilities: Picnic area, restrooms, historic site, hiking trails, store.
Activities: Hiking, wildlife viewing, interpretive programs, whale watching.
Special Features: Viewpoint is situated on a headland 200 feet above the ocean, along Three Capes Scenic Route. Site provides an excellent view of the largest colony of nesting common murres on the continent. Other features include an 1890s lighthouse and a mile-long walking trail that winds through a stand of old-growth spruce trees (including the uniquely shaped Octopus Tree).
Address: c/o Cape Lookout Management Unit
13000 Whiskey Creek Rd W
Tillamook, OR 97141
Phone: 800-551-6949;
Web: www.oregonstateparks.org/park_181.php
Size: 233 acres.
See other parks in Oregon.
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Many of Oregon's state parks on the north coast are excellent viewing places, including Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout, Cape Meares, Oswald West and Ecola.
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
The Cape Meares Lighthouse, near Tillamook, was constructed in 1888 on a cliff offering panoramic views of the coast, as well as potential viewing of sea lions and seabirds.
Join us in Portland: see the sights of Portland on the PSA Conference ... by Bigalke, Janet / PSA Journal
Byline: The Register-Guard Front page: A story on Page A1 Sunday incorrectly identified the state's reigning Sitka spruce 'champion' tree by confusing it with another tree at the Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint.
CORRECTIONS by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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