The Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

in southern Lincoln County, Oregon, in the town of

Yachats Yachats ( ) is a small coastal city in the southernmost area of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', the name comes from the Siletz language and means "dark water at the foot of the mountain". There is ...

. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located on the Pacific Ocean coast, adjacent to the

Oregon Coast Highway Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Ida ...

and the mouth of the

Yachats River The Yachats River ( ) is a short river on the central Oregon coast, about west-north-west of Eugene. The name is the native name meaning ''at the foot of the mountain''. The river begins about east-south-east of Yachats, Oregon, in steep, thic ...

. The park is open for day use only, and offers scenic driving on a loop, and wildlife and surf viewing, but is backed on its landward side by low-intensity urban development.

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* State parks of Oregon Oregon Coast Parks in Lincoln County, Oregon {{LincolnCountyOR-geo-stub

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