Oregon Coast, Cape Arago

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It's pupping season on the Oregon coast and Pelicans galore were to be seen at Cape Arago point. What a beautiful place to have the winds blow you into Francis Drake in the 1500's I don't believe that the area has been spoiled since then. We are very fortunate to have such beauty so close to home.

Scecret entrance to Cape Arago Lighthouse

As you head south on Cape Arago Highway towards Sunset beach look to the right for a sign that says Lighthouse Rd. You will see a private drive only for the few residents that own homes there. The sign above that says no access to Lighthouse is also displayed on Lighthouse Rd. continue past the road and pull over along side the road. The property is not maintained and can be maneuvered through by falling trails that are embedded in the landscape from wildlife. Walk towards the ocean and along side the private property behind Lighthouse rd. eventually you will arrive on a road that is closed off with a chain seperating the residential area from the closed lighthouse property.

"Long before white settlers arrived in 1853, the Coos Indians lived in villages near the bay, which now bears their name. Just south of Coos Bay and 2.5 miles north of Cape Arago (originally known as Cape Gregory), is a small, detached piece of land with sheer cliffs called Chief's Island by the Indians. The shape of the island has been aptly described as a bony right-hand fist, with an extended index finger pointing northward. It was on the tip of this finger-like extension that the first Cape Arago Lighthouse would be erected in 1866."(lighthouse friends, par.1)