Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint, Coastal state park in Depoe Bay, Oregon.
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint is a 59-acre park on a bluff between Whale Cove and Rocky Creek in Lincoln County, Oregon. It runs south along the Otter Crest Loop Road to the Rocky Creek Bridge, with picnic tables, parking and restrooms above a rocky shore and a forest of shore pines.
The land was acquired through multiple transactions between 1926 and 1954 from private owners and the federal government. This gradual process of land purchases eventually established the scenic viewpoint as a protected space.
The park lies along a bluff between Whale Cove and Rocky Creek, a stretch of the Oregon coast where visitors watch for gray whales offshore and for ocean birds over the rocky water. Shore pines cover the slope above the viewpoints.
The park is accessible year-round from Highway 101 and features marked trails and viewing areas. These paths allow for wildlife observation and photography with direct ocean views.
The park stretches south along the Otter Crest Loop Road to the Rocky Creek Bridge, a route that lets visitors see the 59-acre site from more than one angle. The Civilian Conservation Corps carried out the first development here between 1934 and 1936.
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