Cape Perpetua Overlook Day Use
Towering 800 feet over the protected Marine Garden shoreline, the Cape Perpetua Day Use area is the highest viewpoint accessible by car on the Oregon Coast.
Take the winding, wooded drive to the top of the Cape Perpetua Headland, and you'll be rewarded with an awe-inspiring overlook just steps from the parking area. On clear days, views extend nearly 40 miles out to sea, and along 70 miles of coastline.
This site serves as a trailhead for several trails.
Trail Map
- Cape Perpetua Scenic Area Trail Map (Geospatial PDF ~ 1.9 mb)
To use your mobile device's GPS to track your location on the map: Download the geospatial PDF (geoPDF), download and install an app, such as The Avenza Maps app, that reads geoPDFs.
General Information
Year Round
6 AM - 10 PM daily
Recreation passes may be used as a form of fee payment
Day use fee:
$5 per vehicle per day
Cash is not accepted at this location. Visitors can pay with a credit or debit card on site at the automated fee machine. The Northwest Forest Pass, Oregon Pacific Coast Passport, and interagency annual passes are also valid at this location. Learn more about recreation passes.
Within developed recreation sites, dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet, or otherwise under physical restrictive control. 36 CFR 261.16(j)
Address: 2400 Highway 101 Yachats, OR 97498
Phone: (541) 547-3289
Hours: Winter Hours: 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Sunday. Summer Hours: 10am-4pm, every day. Trails and viewpoints remain open dawn to dusk, even when the visitor center is closed. (Closed on federal holidays)
Office Email: r6_siuslaw_wwweb_front_desk@usda.gov
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 44.286972
Longitude: -124.113503
Directions
From Yachats, Oregon, drive three miles south on Highway 101. Or, from Florence, Oregon, drive 22 miles north on Highway 101. Turn east onto Forest Road 55. Turn north at the junction with Forest Road 5553. The parking area is at the end of the road.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
Picnic Tables
Picnic tables are available at this site.
Horse/Pack Animal Information
Horse/Pack animals are not allowed at this site.
