Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center
The Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center, also known as the Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside, is an Oregon State Parks-staffed visitor center in Depoe Bay, Oregon, U.S. to help visitors observe whale migration and provide information about whales and other marine mammals, including history, economics, and their environmental and ecological influences. The wayside provides a sheltered platform from which to view the ocean. First established as a wayside parking area on the Oregon Coast Highway in 1930, the wayside building was built in 1956 as a restroom facility for the popular spot. It is located just to the north of the Depoe Bay Bridge, also on the National Register.
| Whale Watching Center | |
|---|---|
The center overlooks the Pacific Ocean, where over 2,500 whales are seen yearly | |
| Type | public, state |
| Location | Lincoln County, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 44.810142°N 124.06236°W |
| Area | <2000 sq ft plus outdoor viewing area |
| Created | November 2004 |
| Operated by | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |
| Visitors | 100,000 |
| Status | open every day during summer (also winter break and spring break); Wednesday through Sunday during autumn, winter, and spring |
Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | OR Coast 9, US101, MO127.61, Depoe Bay, Oregon |
| Built | 1956 |
| Built by | John Helstrom |
| Architect | Carl Schneider (Oregon Highway Department) |
| Landscape architect | Harold Spooner |
| Architectural style | International style |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000082 |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 2012 |
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