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The cape forms a high steep bluff on the south end of Tillamook Bay, approximately five miles (8 km) northwest of the city of Tillamook. Much of the cape is part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department-administered Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint with three miles of hiking trails, which includes Cape Meares Light and the Octopus Tree.
The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as overnight camping facilities, day hiking, fishing, boating, historic sites, astronomy, and scenic rest stops and viewpoints. Oregon State Parks celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2022 with events throughout the year.
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges in the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex . Located on Cape Meares , the refuge was established in 1938 to protect a remnant of coastal old-growth forest and the surrounding habitat used by breeding ...
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge protects one of the last remaining coastal old growth forests. [10] This Oregon refuge set on Cape Meares has provided protection since 1938 for Sitka spruce and western hemlock, some more than 200 feet (60 m) tall and hundreds of years old.
Cape Kiwanda (see Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area) Cascade Head; Haystack Rock; The Heads; Heceta Head (see Heceta Head Lighthouse) Hug Point (see Hug Point State Recreation Site) Mitchell Point (Oregon) Port Orford Heads (see Port Orford Heads State Park) The coast of Oregon also has a number of significant sea stacks. [2]
Cape Disappointment State Park’s camping facilities include standard campsites, full hookup RV sites, yurts, cabins, and historic vacation homes. Camp facilities include full-service restrooms with showers and a park store nearby for groceries, wood, and a café.
Cape Meares is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. [2] The population was 110 at the 2000 census. The community is named after the natural feature of the same name , which in turn was named after John Meares , a British explorer.
Oregon Coast Trail crossing over a headland in Samuel H. Boardman State Park. The northern trailhead is at the base of the south jetty of the Columbia River, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north of the campground of Fort Stevens State Park and about 13 miles (21 km) from the city of Astoria.