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OREGON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE


If you ever questioned just how rocky the Oregon coastline is, you need only look at the number of offshore rocks protected as part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge - 1,853.  The refuge also protects offshore islands and two headlands.   Although all offshore areas and the Crook Point headland unit are closed to public access, Coquille Point in Bandon, Oregon is open and provides beautiful viewpoints from its interpretative trail.  Bring binoculars and you may see Common Murres, Brandt's Cormorants and Western Gulls on the rocks, with rarer sightings of Tufted Puffins.   Take the stairs to the beach, and look for harbor seals, Black Oystercatchers, turnstones and a variety of intertidal life.  (The main staircase to the beach is currently closed, but there is a secondary staircase at the opposite end of the trail.)   And even though other areas of Oregon Islands NWR are closed to protect seabird colonies, you can find viewpoints at other state and federal parks, including  Cape Meares, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Heceta Head, Cape Arago and Harris Beach State Park.

USFWS Watchable Wildlife Map of the Oregon Coast
PFF Map of Coquille Point Unit

Directions:   To reach the main entrance to the Coquille Point Unit in Bandon, Oregon, drive to the end of 11 Street SW.   If you prefer a more direct route to the beach (given the closure of the main staircase), you can park in a much smaller parking area at the end of 8th Street SW.  



CHARLESTON, OREGON
HECETA HEAD
YAQUINA HEAD
OREGON COAST AQUARIUM
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    • NorthAmerica >
      • CANADA >
        • Churchill, Manitoba
      • UNITED STATES >
        • ALASKA >
          • Arctic NWR
          • DenaliNP
          • Glacier Bay National Park
          • KenaiNWR
          • Nowitna NWR
        • CALIFORNIA >
          • ArcataMarsh
          • Lassen Volcanic NP
          • MorroBay
          • Piedras Blancas
          • Redwood National Park
        • THE MID-ATLANTIC
        • BlackwaterNWR
        • GREAT PLAINS >
          • Badlands
        • MOUNTAIN WEST >
          • Glacier National Park
          • Grand Teton National Park
          • NationalBisonRange
          • Yellowstone National Park
        • THE NORTHEAST >
          • Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
        • PACIFIC NORTHWEST >
          • OREGON >
            • CharlestonOR
            • HecetaHead
            • KlamathBasin
            • MalheurNWR
            • Oregon Coast Aquarium
            • Oregon Islands NWR
            • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
        • SOUTHWESTERN STATES >
          • ArizonaDesertMuseum
          • Bosque del Apache NWR
          • GrandCanyonNP
          • Wupatki National Monument
        • TEXAS >
          • AransasNWR
          • BigBendNP
          • RioGrandeValley
    • Antarctica
    • Africa >
      • Central Kalahari Game Reserve >
        • Etosha National Park
      • KgalagadiTransfrontier
      • Kruger National Park
      • Maasai Mara
      • Mountain Zebra National Park
      • OkavangoDelta
    • Asia >
      • UjungKulonNP
      • CorbettNP
      • GunungLeuserNP
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • South America >
      • Amazon Basin
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