Seems a no brainer doesn’t it, a lighthouse the ships can see? Your post is getting me very excited for the seafood of Maine and hopefully Puffins in the wild. Wonder who was in serious trouble for the expense of that mistake. Too funny about the lighthouse building mistake. It made me sad that I might never get to see them, not only because I wouldn’t be there but mostly because they might not be there. So very glad to hear the sea stars are making a come back.
Wow the tide pools!! Your pictures as always – am I a broken record – are outstanding. Though the ankle twisting beach sounds a bit scary to this girl with a left ankle twice broken but boy what beauty.
Any two lighthouse town must be terrific. South Beach State Park looks fantastic and is on my growing list of places I really really want to stay. So glad you had what seems like perfect weather for such a beautiful place. Well you are living my dream – the Oregon Coast. Stuck way out on the tip of Yaquina Head, the lighthouse is an imposing 93 feet tall, the tallest in Oregon. Yaquina Head Lighthouse was built to replace little Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. (We toured it on our last visit to Newport.) It’s a cute little lighthouse, and fully furnished in period decor. Someone apparently made a big boo-boo, built the lighthouse too far inland, and ships couldn’t see the light. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, the only remaining wooden lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, was constructed in 1871 but decommissioned after only three years. Newport boasts not one but two lighthouses, and both are well worth visiting. We’re happy to see the sea stars making a comeback (albeit slowly) after almost being extirpated along the entire West Coast by a virus several years ago. And yet more trails lead to the jetty, with a wonderful view of the historic Yaquina Bay Bridge, an Art Deco/Gothic beauty.Īt low tide, the pools are filled with thousands of brilliant purple sea urchins, delicate jade green anemones, and at least a few ochre sea stars. More trails wind above the campground through a forest of wild rhododendrons. The sites are spacious and wooded, with paths leading over the dunes to the beach. We stayed five nights at South Beach State Park, the perfect location for setting up camp to explore Newport. It’s a good thing, because seriously, we don’t need any more bumps in the road right now.
Newport tidal pools full#
But lucky us, the rhododendrons were in full glory, the birds at the aquarium in fancy breeding plumage, and we even scored a tour at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, although it wasn’t supposed to be open until July. Weatherwise, the Oregon Coast is always a crapshoot. But it was even better this time, with plenty of sunshine and delightful temperatures in late May. We stayed in Newport a couple of years ago in December and despite the cold, gray, soggy weather, thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Any doubts I had about taking to the road again were swept aside by the perfect weather and the charms of Newport, our first destination on our tour of the central and north Oregon Coast. We couldn’t have asked for a better reentry into our fulltime travels.
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