For Release: Immediate
Date: March 17, 2016
Contacts: Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs (503) 375-5657
Janet Johnson, Yaquina Manager, (541) 574-3142
Yaquina Head Tidepool Trail Closed For Repairs
Newport, Ore.— The wooden stairway leading down to the Cobble Beach tide pools at
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area has suffered weather-related degradation over the
past two decades and is in need of repair. Renovation work will occur during the last week
of March and the first week of April 2016 resulting in short-term closures. The Cobble
Beach stairway and tide pools will be closed Monday, March 28th through Thursday, March
31st, and on Monday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 5th.
A calendar of Tidepool Discovery Times (in PDF format) may be downloaded from the
park’s website: http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/yaquina/files/tidepoolsched.pdf
All other areas of Yaquina Head will be open as usual from 8:00 a.m. to dusk. The park
entrance fee is $7.00/vehicle (3-Day Pass). Accepted passes include the Yaquina Head
Annual Pass, the Oregon Pacific Coast Passport (Annual or 5-Day), and the Federal Annual,
Senior/Golden Age, Military, Access, Volunteer and Every Kid in a Park Passes.
The Interpretive Center will be open 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. For more information about
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, contact the BLM at (541) 574-3100 between
10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Additional information is available online
at: http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/yaquina
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the
National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers
700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the
public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained
yield. In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.