There are nine lighthouses on the Oregon Coast. We shot them all!
Above is Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, also known as Terrible Tilly. We could see Tillamook Rock from our room at the Tradewinds in Seaside.
But it was usually shrouded in fog, so this is a picture on a clearer day from Cannon Beach. No getting close to Tilly without a boat.
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This is the first view you get of Cape Meares lighthouse. Pretty cool, right?
Then you get down to it and it’s kinda stubby and plain.
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Yaquina Head Lighthouse came next and she has a dramatic setting!
Yaquina Head is the lighthouse we could see from our room at Agate Beach in Newport.
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Yaquina Bay lighthouse came next. Just a big light stuck on top of a house!
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Heceta Head also had a spectacular setting and if there was a way to drive out to it,
we did not find it. So we shot it from a very cool beach.
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Umpqua River Lighthouse is identical to it’s twin sister, Heceta.
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We missed Cape Arago the first try and had to double back a couple days later to get it.
It was only 30 minutes north of Bandon, so it was a lovely day trip!
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That brings us to the Coquille River Lighthouse. Not only did I find her
to be the prettiest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, she also happened to sit in Bandon where we spent six nights. So I got a few shots of her. In a lot of conditions.
See MORE Coquille River Lighthouse here!
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Cape Blanco lighthouse was the third and final lighthouse visible from one of our rooms. Only at night. Just a teeny, tiny dot of light. Occasionally.
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We enjoyed shooting all the Oregon lighthouses so much, we now bring you a BONUS lighthouse from Crescent City, California!
LOVED Oregon’s spectacular coastline and glorious waterfalls and beautiful lighthouses. But California rules!
