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Port Orford Heads State Park is a coastal state park in northwest Curry County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Port Orford. Established in 1976, it is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

Port Orford Heads State Park
Port Orford Heads State Park, May 2014
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Type	Public, state
Location	Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
Coordinates	42°44′24″N 124°30′49″W[1]
Created	1976 (1976)
Operated by	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Port Orford Coast Guard Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1934
Built by	United States Coast Guard
NRHP reference No.	98000606
Added to NRHP	May 29, 1998[2]

Location

Located on a bluff above the city, the park has three main walking trails: the Cove, Tower and Headland trails. From each of these vantage points (at the right time of year) one can see commercial fishing boats, orcas, gray whales, California and Steller's sea lions, and various seabirds. The Headland Trail offers an unrestricted view of Cape Blanco to the north and is a popular whale watching spot during the fall. The park is open for day use only.

History

From 1934 to 1970, one of the earliest US Coast Guard lifeboat stations on the Oregon Coast operated at what later became the park.

Lifeboat Station Museum

The Port Orford Lifeboat Station is a museum and interpretive center that was opened in 2000 by the Point Orford Heritage Society. Built in 1934, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Port Orford Coast Guard Station) and was used by the U.S. Coast Guard until 1970.[3] The museum includes the station's refurbished, unsinkable 36-foot (11 m) motor life boat, and information about the Japanese bombing of the south Oregon coast during World War II.

See also

• List of Oregon State Parks

References

External links

• "Port Orford Heads State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
• "Station Port Orford, Oregon". U.S. Coast Guard History Program. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2011-07-01.

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