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Description: "Heceta Head Lighthouse is one of seven lighthouses along the Oregon coast. The lighthouse is a part of 117-acre Devil's Elbow State Park, 13 miles north of Florence on U.S. Highway 101. It was erected in 1894. The tower is 56 feet high with the light 205 feet above sea level. Heceta Head was named by the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1862 to commemorate the discoveries of Spanish explorer Don Bruno de Heceta, Lane County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 7881

Description: "This view of Shore Acres is from Cape Arago, one of many fine viewpoints on the southern Oregon coast. Three state parks line this three-mile stretch of coastline 11 miles south of Coos Bay. Cape Arago, with its excellent fishing and beachcombing, and Shore Acres, with three different flower gardens and glass-enclosed observation shelter, have picnicking facilities. Sunset Bay, a safe swimming spot, offers overnight camping near a small, protected bay, Coos County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8390

Description: "Beverly Beach State Park, four miles north of Newport on the central Oregon coast, is a popular destination for swimmers and beachcombers. An offshore reef runs parallel to the long, sandy beach, calming the undertow and keeping the water a little warmer. Yaquina Lighthouse, one of many historic lights on the Oregon coast, illuminates the beach at night. Protected picnicking and camping facilities lie inland amid groves of trees, Lincoln County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8513

Description: "This photogenic beach is accessible at Bandon Ocean Wayside, about one-half mile south of Bandon, Oregon off U.S. Highway 101. Many of the rocks offshore, such as the "Face in the Rock," resemble the forms of animals and humans. Bandon is approximately 20 miles south of Coos Bay on the southern Oregon coast, Coos County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 7678

Description: "Protected Sunset Bay, with its calm waters and gradually sloping beach, is one of the safest and warmest swimming spots on the Oregon coast. Sunset Bay State Park, one of three state parks within a three-mile stretch of coastline 11 miles south of Coos Bay, has picnic facilities on the beach and an overnight campground southeast of the bay, Coos County, Oregon." Department of Transportation Photo 8395

Description: "Constant exposure to the breakers of the Pacific Ocean has created a series of interesting scenic formations in the Otter Rock area of the Oregon coast eight miles north of Newport. Several state parks and waysides provide good stopping points for travelers on U.S. Highway 101 along this stretch of spectacular shoreline in Lincoln County. Yaquina Head and its picturesque lighthouse are faintly visible in the background, Lincoln County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8401

Description: "Some of the most beautiful and rugged Oregon coastal scenery is encompassed by Samuel H. Boardman State Park, 4 miles north of Brookings along U.S. Highway 101. The park features impressive views of huge offshore rock monuments providing testimonies to the ever-changing Southern Oregon coastline. Boardman State Park actually includes several smaller wayside park areas, Curry County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 7871

Description: "Trees cling doggedly to their footholds on these huge sea stacks in Tillamook Bay along the northern Oregon coast. Scenes like this are seen from U.S. Highway 101, which follows the east side of the bay several miles before reaching the coast once more." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 7014

Description: "A six-mile National Recreation Trail traverses Tillamook Head between Seaside and Cannon Beach on the northern Oregon coast. After two miles, the trail leads to a campground and to this overlook, Clatsop County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 8418