Oregon · Central Coast
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Yaquina Head first lit in 1873. Its 93-foot brick tower rises above a basalt headland north of Newport. The original first-order lens links today’s automated beacon to the work of its resident keepers.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse in a Bureau of Land Management photograph.
Yaquina Head Lighthouse in 1938, photographed by National Park Service photographer George A. Grant, with the keeper dwellings that were demolished in 1984.
Plan your visit
Start at the Interpretive Center. Walk the paved lighthouse path; interior access is limited. Ask staff which tours are running before expecting a tower climb.
Visitor access: Public visits during posted hours · Reviewed 2026-09-11. Confirm current hours, tours, and closures with the official operator before travel.
Visitor access refreshed from the official operator September 11, 2026. Parking coordinates are mapped estimates from the September 7 dossier. Confirm conditions before departure.
- Hours
- Grounds: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Thursday; 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday–Sunday. Interpretive Center: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Holiday closures apply.
- Access
- Start at the Interpretive Center. Walk the paved lighthouse path; interior access is limited. Ask staff which tours are running before expecting a tower climb.
The story of this light
Yaquina Head first lit in 1873. Its 93-foot brick tower rises above a basalt headland north of Newport. The original first-order lens links today’s automated beacon to the work of its resident keepers.
Audio story
The written story is available above. Recorded narration for this Oregon light is not available yet.
Include this light in a trip
- Yaquina Head to Heceta Head
One full day · about 68 minutes between visitor areas (research routing estimate)
Your lighthouse passport
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