The Heceta Head Lighthouse is turning 131 years old this month. The lighthouse, which has been in operation since the 1890s, has been automated since 1963. The site is open to visitors ...

In the late 1800s, the Heceta Head Lighthouse between Florence and Yachats was a beacon for seagoers navigating the treacherous currents of the Pacific Ocean. Named after the Spanish sailor Bruno de ...

Oregon State Parks information ... between Coos Bay and Newport asked for a lighthouse to guide their journeys up and down the coast. Heceta Head proved an ideal location, but the construction ...

Trails from the Beach to the Lightkeeper’s house to the Heceta Head Lighthouse hosted a steady stream of visitors for the Lighthouses’s 130th anniversary March 30. “The weather was absolut ...

On March 30, 1894, Heceta Head’s scenic lighthouse began operations. Today, that same lighthouse still illuminates the Oregon Coast. This image, dated 1898, shows Heceta Head Lighthouse not long ...

the photo of Heceta Head Lighthouse from the pullout just south of the lighthouse is, easily, one of the best photo-ops on the Oregon Coast. (Yaquina Head Lighthouse is a close second!).

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 ...

Nestled along the Oregon Coast, Yaquina Head Lighthouse has stood as a beacon above the sea and is still active today. "I think it's a remarkable milestone. 150 years of service and it's still ...

CONSIDER THIS a guide to a less demanding Oregon Trail, minus the wagons and oxen. U.S. Route 101 meanders 363 miles from north to south through the state, passing through seaside towns and ...

Editor’s Note: According to the Oregon State Police ... for causing $10,000 to $20,000 worth of damage to the Heceta Head Lighthouse in Florence on June 14. Oregon’s self-service gas bill ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon State Police say they have identified the subjects in the vandalism of the Heceta Head Lighthouse but have not publicly named them. In a tweet posted Wednesday ...

Oregon — Oregon State Police is asking for help to identify four people who allegedly vandalized the 129-year-old Heceta Head Lighthouse in Florence along the coast. Surveillance video captured ...