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Port Orford Heads State Park, Port Orford, OR

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Port Orford Heads State Park

A small coastal state park on Oregon's south coast with wide ocean views and the preserved grounds of a former Coast Guard lifesaving station.

Port Orford, OR

About Port Orford Heads State Park

Port Orford Heads State Park sits on a headland above the town of Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast. The park keeps the site of a Coast Guard lifesaving station built in 1934 that served the southern coast until 1970. Visitors can tour the former Crew Quarters, which now operates as a museum run by the Cape Blanco Heritage Society, and see the station's historic motor lifeboat. Trails start near the museum and lead to viewpoints, the cove area, and the location of the old lookout tower. During World War II the station grew considerably and guarded the coast against possible enemy activity. The compound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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