Waldport/Yachats Area Attractions

Alsea Bridge Interpretive Center
The Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center in Waldport was constructed by the Oregon Department of Transportation as part of the bridge replacement project. It's operated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department with help from the Waldport Chamber of Commerce. There are daily bridge tours during the summer (at 2 p.m.) led by a park naturalist. The tours cover the story of the bridge replacement.

Little Log Church Museum
The rustic little building at the corner of Third and Pontiac Streets in Yachats has been a part of this coastal community for generations. Today the Little Log Church Museum houses a rich treasure of local historical artifacts as well as contemporary works on loan as exhibits. It is still regularly used for weddings, memorials, and special events in addition to fine arts exhibits.

Sea Lion Caves
You will descending 208 feet down into the world's largest and most spectacular sea cave. The cave is the home of the wild steller sea lion, primarily during the fall and winter months and is called the hauling area. The rock ledge below the lookout located just outside the cave is the sea lions home during the spring and summer, and is where they breed and bear their young. Sea lions live at Sea Lion Caves year round.

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
We have 23 miles of trails that include both seashore and forest settings. Most of the Scenic Area's shoreline is rock intertidal, with tidepools and crashing waves. It is also a protected Marine Garden and so requires folks to take only pictures and none of the treasures they will see as they walk along the surf. The forest trails stretch up to the ridge east of the Interpretive Center, and take the visitor through managed forests, undisturbed wilderness, meadows of wildflowers, and back down into old growth forest along the creeks. The most popular forest trail leads the visitor one mile to the Giant Spruce Tree - a massive tree that is over 500 years old. Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center offers films, an incredible view, and temporary and permanent exhibits, which explain the cultural and natural history of the area. The Interpretive Center is the jumping off point for the 2,700 acre Scenic Area.