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Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Newport, OR

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Beaver Creek State Natural Area

A coastal marsh and creek area near Highway 101 where visitors can watch wildlife, paddle, and hike through forest and meadow.

Newport, OR

About Beaver Creek State Natural Area

Beaver Creek State Natural Area lies just minutes from Highway 101 near Newport, Oregon. Its marsh is home to river otters, beavers, and many migratory and resident birds, and the creek's estuary provides habitat for salmon and trout. Elk, deer, coyotes, and occasionally bears and cougars live in the surrounding meadows and forest. Visitors can launch a kayak or canoe from North Beaver Creek Road for a flat-water paddle through the estuary, or follow looping trails through forest and meadow with views of the ocean. A viewing deck one mile east of Ona Beach overlooks the marsh and creek and has interpretive panels about the local ecology. The area was bought in pieces from 2007 to 2009 and opened to the public in 2010 as part of a larger watershed conservation effort.

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