Heceta Head Lighthouse Re-opens

One of the most photographed lighthouses in the country is back open after two years of extensive restorations. Heceta Head Lighthouse on the Central Oregon Coast reopened to the public Saturday, June 8, 2013.

The nearly $1.6 million project helped bring the light back to the same way it would have looked when the then five-wick kerosene lantern was first lit in 1894. 




Heceta Head has the only active British-made lens of its size in the country. The Heceta Head Lighthouse and assistant light keeper’s house (now the Heceta Head Bed & Breakfast) were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Heceta Head State Scenic Viewpoint is located 12 miles north of Florence off of U.S. 101. The lighthouse is open for tours daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a $5 day-use parking permit, State Parks camping receipt, or Oregon Pacific Coast Passport is required to park at the State Scenic Viewpoint. For more information, visit www.oregonstateparks.org. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service volunteers will be on-hand Fridays-Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to talk about the birding habitat.