Yaquina Head Interpretive Center & Lighthouse (Newport, Oregon)

(Originally recorded on June 28, 2022)
From exploring tide pools teeming with life to witnessing Oregon's tallest lighthouse, there is something for every visitor at Yaquina Head.
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area extends out from the Oregon coast, one mile into the Pacific Ocean. Standing 93 feet tall at the westernmost point of the basalt headland, the lighthouse has been a bright beacon of the night, guiding ships and their supplies along the west coast since the light was first lit on August 20, 1873.
The interpretive center features exhibits on seabirds and marine life as well as human history from the headland. You can see the wheelhouse of an historic ship, check out a recreated rocky island and its inhabitants, and witness a full-scale replica of the lighthouse lantern. All BLM exhibits and interpretive specialists deliver the rich history of Yaquina Head.
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So, before I heading back to Bend on June 29 I decided to stop at the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse and I was going to do a tour video of the Lighthouse and add it with the Yaquina Head Lighthouse to make one video but after I parked my car and started walking up the steps that lead to the lighthouse there was a gate that was closed and padlocked and a sign that said "closed due to inclement weather" which there was none so I talked to a park ranger that was nearby and he said that the lighthouse has been closed for tours since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 and just haven't been able to re-open but that they would be re-opening in a few weeks! That's when I told him I wouldn't be back in a few weeks I am actually heading back to Bend!