Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Oregon

Location:Off Highway 101, north of Newport.
Facilities:Picnic area, restrooms.
Activities:Bird watching, whale watching.
Special Features:Rocky Creek is an 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.
Address:c/o Beverly Beach Management Unit
198 NE 123rd St
Newport, OR 97365
Phone:800-551-6949
Web: www.oregonstateparks.org/park_253.php
Size: 58 acres.

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Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint (Newport) - A spectacular oceanfront 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.

With safety in mind, head for spectacular spray at the coast

daily at the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department's Whale Watching Center and adjacent seawall in Depoe Bay; at the Boiler Bay and Rocky Creek state scenic viewpoints, just north and south of Depoe Bay; and at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.

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