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Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific City

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Wildlife Area · Hidden Gem · Nature / Park
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  • Take a moment in your beach vacation to visit this lovely preserve and watch the birds fly over a virgin meadow, drive all the way up to the upper parking lot. Paved short trail is wheel friendly. 
    Take a moment in your beach vacation to visit this lovely preserve and watch the birds fly over a virgin meadow, drive all the way up to the upper parking lot. Paved short trail is wheel friendly.  more »
  • Small rare butterfly that must have a very specific plant to survive. Also wintering habitat for several races of both Canada and Cackling Geese. Beautiful spot well worth a visit on a sunny day... 
    Small rare butterfly that must have a very specific plant to survive. Also wintering habitat for several races of both Canada and Cackling Geese. Beautiful spot well worth a visit on a sunny day...  more »
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  • Beautiful ocean overlook. This site has informative plaques tailored to the direction (north or south) you may be traveling. Distance to towns, places of interest, food, lodging, fuel, etc...
  • Pleasant place with a two mile round trip moderate trail to the river confluence and about a half mile round trip paved and boardwalk fairly easy but uphill trail to a nice overlook from which you can see a snippet of the ocean on a clear day. That trail is doable in a wheelchair if you're pretty strong or someone is pushing, but would not be doable for the frail. One very clean pit toilet at the upper trailhead parking (nicest one I've ever seen, as pit toilets go, and wheelchair accessible, I believe). The road to the upper trailhead is a narrow one lane road with blind curves, no shoulder and occasional pedestrians, so go slow on that. Lower parking area only seems to have a small gazebo and no trails, as far as I could tell. If this information was useful to you, I would appreciate a quick like or follow. Thank you!

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