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Whale Watching Center, Depoe Bay, OR

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Whale Watching Center

Oregon State Parks ocean-view center in Depoe Bay with a large deck, staff help, and binoculars for spotting migrating whales.

Depoe Bay, OR

About Whale Watching Center

Built on a seawall in Depoe Bay, this Oregon State Parks site offers wide ocean views from a large viewing deck. Staff and volunteers help visitors spot whales and other marine life, and binoculars are available. Displays explain whale facts and typical swimming patterns. Gray whale migrations draw the most visitors in peak weeks, but whales are watched year-round, and humpbacks, orcas, dolphins, porpoises, and occasionally blue whales are also seen. The site also has historic significance as a postwar wayside designed for motorists, overlooking the small harbor at Depoe Bay.

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