Oregon Coast Real Estate Knowledge Center: Coast Aerial Tours featuring Aerial Image Tours of the Central Oregon Coast Real Estate Market.
North Aerial Guide Overview - Tour One
Cascade Head Experimental Forest and Scenic Research Area
Heading south from Neskowin, the sandy beaches turn into rocky shorelines, laced with majestic groves of evergreen trees. The area is dominated by the Cascade Head Experimental Forest and Scenic Research Area, which is part of the Siuslaw National Forest. The experimental forest was established in 1934 and has been used for long-term studies of coastal Sitka spruce-western hemlock forest that inhabit most of the Oregon Coast. The area is home to four federally listed endangered species and provides a variety of ecosystems that support more than 350 species of wildlife. The Cascade Scenic Research Area was established in 1974 by an act of Congress and includes 9,670 acres. The Cascade Head Scenic Research Area is comprised of the western half of the experimental forest, several prairie headlands, the Salmon River Estuary, and some privately owned land. In 1980, the entire area was designated a Biosphere Reserve as part of the United Nations Biosphere Reserve System.
Photo of the Harts Cove Area located north of the main headland of Cascade Head, the ending point for the very popular hiking trail known as the Harts Cove Trail, one of the main hiking trails available to outdoor enthusiasts within the Siuslaw National Forest Area offering incredible natural scenery leading through forest canopies out to the exposed prairie headland overlooking the ocean setting of the cove below.
Photo of the evergreen trees that cling to the rocky shorelines located within the Cascade Head Experimental Forest, part of the Siuslaw National Forest.
Photo of small sea stacks that dot the Cascade Head Scenic Area coastline, providing a special habitat for many animals and plant species that live along the Oregon Coast.


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