The Chamber of Commerce has the latest information on whom to contact, businesses, phone numbers, etc. Head to the beach, after checking the wave/weather situation. Before becoming an artist, Justin Sparks worked with animals at zoos and sanctuaries. Inland, wooden footbridges lead you through the Sitka spruce, western hemlock, shore pine and alder forest. There's also both wind-sheltered and covered picnic structures. A cliff-rimmed beach where a creek flows into the ocean. This is a good place to watch for resident grey whales year round, as well as ocean-going birds. The bay is named for a 1910 shipwreck, and the ships boiler can be seen at extreme low tide. See the rugged bay from the parking/ picnic area on the rocky cliffs. Many miles of accessible beach at Depoe Bay check the weather for suitable activities. For extraordinary views of the Pacific Ocean in general, there are several other lookout points in town as well. Depoe Bay really is preferred by the grey whales for showing themselves (and showing off) more than anywhere else. Whale watching is a very popular thing these days with about 95 percent of Oregonians/world travellers watching whales from this town. There's a pedestrian underpass to cross Hwy 101 at the bridge- this can be easier than trying to cross 101 between shops and the seawall /Whale Watching center on busy weekends. Hwy 101 is renowned as the major Oregon/California coast highway.ĭrive (slowly) if you must, but the best way to see everything is to walk. For travellers starting in Corvallis, for instance, head west on Hwy 34 and continue to Newport turn north onto Hwy 101, again for 27 miles.

If you are coming from the south on Hwy 101, continue past Newport for 27 miles. Depoe Bay is a town on the Central Oregon Coast, famous as the smallest navigable harbor in the world, and as the 'whale watching capital of the world.' Lots of research goes on, mostly connected to Oregon State University's oceanography department.ĭepoe Bay is relatively easy to get to.

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