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Oregon Coast Tide Pool Locations - Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
The promontory of Yaquina Head extends almost two miles out into the ocean and is the park site for the Bureau of Land Management’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. At the western end of Yaquina Head stands the historic Yaquina Head Lighthouse, a key attraction drawing visitors to the park. Also, the park is known for its wide assortment of coastal wildlife residing within its boundaries and includes two outstanding tide pool areas available to the public. The first set of tide pools is found at Cobble Beach, a beach strand composed of ancient volcanic black cobbles with its marine gardens located just offshore from the shoreline of the beach. The Cobble Beach Area features a nice multi-tiered deck area for observing the local wildlife gathered around the rocky islets offshore plus provides stairway access leading down to Cobble Beach and its nearby marine gardens. The second tide pool area is known as the Quarry Cove Tide Pools, situated on the south end of the park. The area is a former quarry site converted to an intertidal zone offering barrier free access to the naturally inhabited tide pools for all of the park’s visitors to enjoy.


Photo of Yaquina Head, a promontory located in Newport and the park location for the Bureau of Land Management’s Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area featuring two tide pool areas open to the public as well as the historic site of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.
Photo of the wildlife viewpoint built at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area offering a place for observing coastal wildlife frequenting the park area generally gathered around the protected rock islets positioned offshore coupled with providing a stairway leading down to Cobble Beach, a rare beach composed of volcanic black cobbles in addition to providing access to the nearby marine gardens located just offshore from the beach.
Photo of the Cobble Beach Tide Pools, a marine garden located along the southern shorelines of the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area accessible from the wildlife viewpoint built overlooking Cobble Beach, and one of the main tide pool areas utilized by the park rangers for educating the public on the natural wonders of the intertidal zone.
Photo of the Quarry Cove Tide Pools, a former rock quarry site converted by the Bureau of Land Management in June of 1994 to a rocky intertidal zone attracting marine organisms similar to that of other natural tide pool areas, and now a barrier free site with wheelchair accessibility opening up another world for all of the park’s visitors to explore and enjoy.


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