In 1857, the first federal lighthouse on the Oregon coast lit up - a shining beacon for ships at the mouth of the Umpqua River. Four years later, it collapsed into the river. It wasn't a great ...

Heceta Head old growth Sitka spruce on the Oregon Coast Trail atop the headland. Photo by William Sullivan. Another possible route to the lighthouse is 1.3 miles. It starts at a small, poorly marked ...

Heceta Head Lighthouse is one of the most striking landmarks along the Oregon Coast, it’s impossible to miss! It’s perfectly viewable straight off of Highway 101 and its beacon shines 20 miles ...

Of the nine original lighthouses on the Oregon coast, seven are open to the public and most are still active working lighthouses. Lighthouses starting from the north: * Tillamook Rock, a mile ...

Of the nine original lighthouses on the Oregon coast, seven are open to the public and most are still active working lighthouses. The lighthouses are, starting from the north, Tillamook Rock ...

Eleven lighthouses are sprinkled along the Oregon coast to help ships navigate its rough-and-tumble shoreline, with nine on the National Register of Historic Places. Each brims with romantic tales of ...