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| Yaquina Head |
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The lighthouse is open daily (weather permitting). For tour times please call the Bureau of Land Management at (541) 574- 3100, Monday through Friday.
The Interpretive Store and the Interpretive Center are now on Winter Hours daily from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M. (Summer Hours, Memorial Day to labor Day, are 10 A.M. until 5 P.M.). The Interpretive Store may be reached at (541) 574-3116.
Entrance fees are charged at Bureau of Land Management Yaquina Head Outstanding Area. Fees are $5 per car, which includes a three-day pass. An annual pass may be purchased for $10, or you may obtain one with membership to Yaquina Lighthouses, Inc. Members of Yaquina Lights may enter free.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse was the birthplace of Whale Watching Spoken Here in 1978 as Bruce Mate censused Gray Whales migrating past Yaquina Head, Don Giles interpreted the whales to the visitors who were also coincidentally there in higher numbers around Christmas and spring breaks!
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| Yaquina Bay Lighthouse |
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The hours during the summer, Memorial Day weekend through the end of September, are 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., and during the months of October to Memorial Day, the hours are 12 noon-4 p.m.
http://www.yaquinalights.org/
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| Oregon Coast Aquarium |
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Summer Hours, Memorial Day to Labor Day: Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m..
Winter Hours, Labor Day to Memorial Day: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m..
(541)867-FISH (3474)
http://www.aquarium.org/
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| Hatfield Marine Science Center |
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Summer: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days
Memorial Day Weekend through Sept. 30
Winter: Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oct. 1 to Memorial Day
Marine mammal and many other research exhibits. Free entrance. Donation suggested.
Special activities during whale watch weeks include children's whale story times, special auditorium presentations and educator led programs on marine mammals. (541)867-0100
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/
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| Cape Perpetua Visitor Center |
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May 1 – Labor Day
Seven days a week
9 a.m.– 5 p.m.
Labor Day - October 30
Seven days a week
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
October 31 thru April 30
Open intermittently on some weekends and for special events and Whale Watch Weeks.
Call ahead for specific hours of operation.
User fee is $5 per car, includes use of entire Scenic Area for one day. NW Forest Pass or Pacific Coast Passport is honored here.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/recreation/tripplanning/capeperpetua/index.shtml
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