The West Shelter sits at the 800-foot level on the west edge of Cape Perpetua and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The cape was originally named Halaqaik by the Alsea people who inhabited the area for thousands of […]
Cape Perpetua
Want to own a lighthouse? Unique private replica of historic Canadian light perched at base of Cape Perpetua is for sale
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Nestled on the edge of the forest on Cape Perpetua’s north flank is one of the most unique lighthouses in Oregon. The Cleft of the Rock Lighthouse flashed its signature signal – red, white, red — every 10 seconds to sailors navigating the central coast from 1982 until 2014. […]
Attempts to save martens from extinction may include U.S. Highway 101 warning signs on the Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews For decades, scientists assumed that trapping and loss of critical habitat had led to the extinction of the marten population that once inhabited much of Oregon’s central coast. In recent years, however, painstaking, on-the-ground surveys have shown that two subgroups of martens are alive and well on the coast. They are […]
Coronavirus wipes out Spring Break on the Oregon coast, devastating businesses and threatening workers
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Shuttered restaurants. Closed gift shops and visitors’ centers. Hotel, motel and other lodging reservations cancelled by the hundreds, all over fears of a coronavirus pandemic. Welcome to spring break 2020 on the Oregon coast. Most years, spring break is the time when tourism-related businesses begin ramping up for the summer high season. […]
Volunteers from Oregon and across the country converge on Cape Perpetua to restore historic shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 17-foot log rests on scaffolding 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean. A crew of retirees and Forest Service employees hefts the big log into place so it can be pushed and pulled through two 11-inch holes in the peak of the West Shelter perched high on the edge of Cape […]
Historic preservation volunteers descend on Cape Perpetua shelter for two weeks
Volunteers from a national historic preservation group will spend the next two weeks replacing the roof and doing other smaller restoration work on the West Shelter high on Cape Perpetua. The rock shelter was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and today is popular for its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. […]
Cape Trail reopens after slide
The Siuslaw National Forest has reopened the short trail along Highway 101 on Cape Perpetua that connects two popular trails after erosion of the cliff below made it unsafe. But there remains a longer-term erosion threat to the Cape Cove Trail and the highway, according to Dan Matthews, coast recreation staff officer for the agency. […]