Cape Meares News

Officials with the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife are extending the area closed to recreational mussel gathering from Cape Meares, south of Tillamook Bay, to the ...

If you took pictures while visiting Oceanside, Netarts or Cape Meares within the past year, you might want to pick out some of the best ones and send them to the Cape Meares Lighthouse & Wildlife Refuge.

What part of this planet can you find sand that glows, sand dunes that may sing, a plant that eats insects, a mysterious green flash above the sunset, more shooting stars than usual and forests of ghosts? ...

They are the stuff legends are made of, and often ghost stories appear through these lore.

Oregon's coast is a different animal than the rest of this placid and pristine state.

It's the perfect opportunity to take in the atmosphere of a real coastal fish market, complete with the salt air, Pacific breezes and the lull of lapping waves, while snagging some of the freshest seafood ...

Sometimes, if you know more about what you see on your trip to the Oregon coast, it's a lot more fun and interesting.

Do you really need a list of reasons to visit the Oregon coast? If statistics say anything, you probably do.

There's always more than meets the eye along the Oregon coast. It's often a twisting, winding drive of basalt wonders, fleeting ocean vistas and bright, sandy stretches.

It's likely THE biggest news story about the Oregon coast, yet it's one of the area's biggest secrets: Fall is just the beginning of really warm weather, and the start of a bevy of features that make this the ...

Oregon state parks has signed an agreement with the Friends of Bates State Park, though the opening of the northeastern Oregon park is still two to three years in the future.

It seems as if the second summer phenomenon has ended a bit early, with early October bringing in a large dose of storms rather than the usual warm temps that are mostly typical of this time of year.

Recently I drove out to the Oregon Coast and found myself barely a hundred yards off Highway 26, staring at the remains of a fallen champion. via Statesman Journal

Three Capes Scenic Route is roughly a 40-mile stretch of pure scenic wonder along the northern coast of Oregon. via BellaOnline

“They were damaging the wildlife.”

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contractors for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service set out buoys marking a line 500 feet from Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. via Statesman Journal

“I found some a ways up the road, at the beach at Winema Beach”

This winter's wild weather and big waves scoured more sand than usual from the beaches of the Oregon coast, exposing a host of 'ghost forests,' the famed cannons of probable historical significance and other ... via Beach Connection

“The really cool thing is that these trees are both on public lands where the public can see them”

Expedition videographer John Waller captures Will Koomjian's first 100 feet of the ascent up the giant spruce tree at Cape Perpetua. via Statesman Journal

“I think the circumference is going to kill us”

Cape Perpetua may have a giant tree, but its not wide enough to beat out a competitor at Cape Meares to be named Oregon's reigning "champion" sitka. via KGW-TV Portland

March 22 through 29 brings the big whale watch week for the Oregon coast, as thousands of whales begin making their way north on a massive exodus from the waters off Mexico. via Beach Connection

There's a bundle of stuff happening on the coast this weekend, just as the main spring break week for most Oregon schools kicks into gear. via Beach Connection