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Cape Meares, Oregon
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Historic Sites
Cape Meares Lighthouse. 10 miles west of Tillamook.
Scenic Byways
Pacific
Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon
Starts in Astoria and continues south to Brookings. Length: 363 miles; 584.2 km.
Time to Allow: 12 hours.
Three
Capes Scenic Loop
35-mile byway off Highway 101 between Tillamook and Pacific City starting at
Cape Kiwanda and continuing along Cape Meares and Cape Lookout.
State Parks
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. Toll-free: 1-800-551-6949. GPS: Lat: 45.21559 N; Long: -123.9697 W.
Cape Lookout State Park. Located on a sand spit between Netarts Bay and the ocean. Phone: 503-842-4981; Toll-free: 1-800-551-6949. GPS: Lat: 45.36682 N; Long: -123.962148 W.
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint. Toll-free: 1-800-551-6949. GPS: Lat: 45.469878 N; Long: -123.968901 W.
Munson
Creek State Natural Area. Toll-free: 1-800-551-6949. GPS: Lat: 45.365364 N;
Long: -123.804079 W.
Munson Creek Falls and hiking trails.
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site. Toll-free: 1-800-551-6949. GPS: Lat: 45.461173 N; Long: -123.970468 W.
Unique and Unusual
The Octopus Tree
Located in Cape Meares State Park, the octopus tree is an old growth spruce tree
with branches growing like massive tentacles.
Wildlife Refuges
Cape
Meares National Wildlife Refuge
Located along the Three Capes Scenic Route approximately ten miles west of the
town of Tillamook. Established in 1938 to protect coastal old growth forest.
Huge sitka spruce and western hemlock, some over 200 feet tall and hundreds of
years old, provide habitat for federally threatened bird species, including bald
eagles.
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