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At 7:30 a.m. it was very foggy and there were only about 10 cars in the parking lot, but when we left at 10:00 the parking lot was almost full. Early visitors were there because of the -2.4 low tide. Two people had just finished exploring the shoreline and rocks to the south. One man moved his chair down near the surf and just enjoyed breathing in the early morning empty beach. Everyone else was checking out the tidepools below the lighthouse. A Cape Perpetua Tidepool Ambassador helped point out various intresting tidepool treasures including a very small Ringed Nudibranch hiding under some seaweed. We were fortunate to spot a small Sea Cucumber stuck in the sand. At low tide, this is an excellent place to tidepool because of the easy access from the flat beach. At 10:00 the fog had almost lifted and visitors were intrested in seeing the Keeper's House, the gift shop, and the lighthouse.The next Tidepool Amassador led tour will be Bob Creek and Heceta Head State Park July 18 7:00-9:00am.

Conditions

Tide Level: -2.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5. Playing in sand: 4. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 30.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 40.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

April 8, 2024

Beach was clean and clear, not many people.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

July 4, 2023

At 7:30 a.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

December 27, 2022

The parking lot was closed due to King Tide debris washing up onto the parking lot and possbility of sneaker waves.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

November 29, 2022

It was a cold, windy, day with chance of rain at any moment.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

November 9, 2022

A quick trip to check the Heceta Lighthouse Beach.

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Mile 179

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

June 29, 2009

It was a beautiful clear morning.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

April 10, 2009

Immature Gray Whale reported dead on Carl G.

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Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek

March 9, 2009

The 40 foot long juvenile male fin whale which was washed up on Sunday the 8th was being buried in an 11 foot deep trench by a local Florence excavating company.

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