Cascade Head, Protected area and experimental forest near Lincoln City, Oregon, United States.

Cascade Head is a protected coastal area and experimental forest with meadows, forests, and cliffs rising above the Pacific Ocean. These different habitats show how natural landscapes develop along this section of Oregon's shoreline.

The Nature Conservancy purchased the land in 1966 with community support to prevent commercial development of the coastal grasslands. Since then, it has served as a research station and protected refuge.

The preserve's name comes from the two-mile basalt headland that rises above the Pacific. Since 1966 The Nature Conservancy has managed the site, and each spring and summer volunteers pull invasive Himalayan blackberry and help maintain trails. The 1936 climate station on the headland still operates as an official United States Weather Bureau site.

Visitors can explore several walking trails with varying difficulty levels, though some close seasonally. Check local conditions and access rules before planning your visit.

Ninety-nine percent of the world's Cascade Head catchfly grows here, and the Oregon silverspot butterfly is known from only five other sites worldwide. Its larvae feed on a single plant, the early blue violet, so volunteers clear Himalayan blackberry and researchers test prescribed fire to keep the grassland open.