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 - Express Tour
Cascade Head - Salmon River Estuary and Spit Area

Heading south from Neskowin, the sandy beach areas change over to rocky shorelines laced with majestic groves of evergreen trees. This area is dominated by the Cascade Head Experimental Forest and Scenic Research Area, a part of the Siuslaw National Forest and now designated as a Biosphere Reserve under the United Nations Biosphere Reserve System. The research area includes forest areas set aside for the long-term studies of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock, both prevalent on the Oregon Coast. The promontory of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary and Spit Area are two other intriguing Points of Interest found in the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area. The massive prairie headland of Cascade Head provides habitat protection for a diverse array of wildlife plus being nature trail accessible to hikers/photographers seeking awesome vantage points of the surrounding coastal scenery and the Salmon River Estuary and Spit Area. The renown Sitka Center for Art and Ecology is located in the Cascade Head Area and offers educational opportunities for learning more about the area’s spectacular natural science surroundings, along with promoting various forms of art. Also, the Cascade Head Area is where the county boundaries change from Tillamook County to Lincoln County.


Photo overlooking the lush evergreen forests making up the Cascade Head Experimental Forest and Scenic Research Area, an area located within the boundaries of the Siuslaw National Forest and established in 1934 for the long-term studies of the coastal forest of Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock that inhabit most of the Oregon Coast Region.
Photo of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary located to the south of the headland, two important areas contained within the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area and accessible for exploration via several nature/hiking trails located within the Cascade Head Area and also from a Lincoln County Park Facility known as Knight Park.
Photo looking northwest towards the massive prairie headland of Cascade Head, a part of the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area and one of the Oregon Coast’s most scenic promontories accessible to hikers and photographers seeking awesome views of the surrounding coastline and the Salmon River Estuary and Spit Area.
Photo of the Cascade Head Scenic Research Area, home to the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology offering educational opportunities for learning more about the Cascade Head Area’s spectacular natural science surroundings, along with promoting various forms of art.


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