Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site

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Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site
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TypePublic, state
Location Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
Coordinates 44°37′26″N124°03′43″W / 44.62389°N 124.06194°W / 44.62389; -124.06194 [1]
Created1948
Operated by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, established in 1948, is a coastal state park in west-central Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Newport. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and located at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The site includes picnic facilities, beach access, a fisherman's memorial shrine, a forested bluff and the historic Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.

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References

  1. "Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 8, 2011.