Take a refreshing walk along the Yaquina Estuary Trail, adjacent to the Visitor Center. This guidebook will help you identify the flora and fauna you're likely to spot along the way.

On the beach, on the trail, or online

The Oregon coast is overflowing with opportunities for beachcombing, tide pooling, hiking, fishing, kite flying and so much more.

Below you'll find collections of facts, pictures, videos and links to help guide you on your coastal adventures.

Close-up view of a velella velella, or by-the-wind sailor, jellyfish. In the background are dozens of Velella velella along the waterline of the beach. The top part of their bodies stand up and look like a light blue sail.

Found at the Beach

A leopard shark swims off the Oregon coast. It has large brown modelled spots on a lighter tan body

Sharks of Oregon

Heron in an marsh

Yaquina Estuary Trail

Quest Patch

Quests

tide pool

Tidepool Guide (PDF)

A whale breaches near a boat off the Oregon coast

Whale Watching