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Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Oregon Islands provides wilderness protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, totaling 371 acres (150 ha) spanning 1,083 acres (438 ha) of Oregon's coastline from the Oregon–California border to Tillamook Head. There are sites in six of the seven coastal counties of Oregon. From north to south they are Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Coos, and Curry counties. The area is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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National Wildlife Refuge377 acresUSFWSOR26 campgrounds within 10 mi
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateOregon
Size377 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point42.25° N, 124.41° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 8)

Boundary map

40 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°January: 11.97 inches of precipitationFebruary: 9.68 inches of precipitationMarch: 10.31 inches of precipitationApril: 7.09 inches of precipitationMay: 3.45 inches of precipitationJune: 1.76 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.27 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.46 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.41 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.91 inches of precipitationNovember: 10.69 inches of precipitationDecember: 13.18 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 48.7°F averageFebruary: 48.9°F averageMarch: 49.7°F averageApril: 51.4°F averageMay: 54.8°F averageJune: 57.7°F averageJuly: 60.6°F averageAugust: 60.9°F averageSeptember: 60.3°F averageOctober: 56.4°F averageNovember: 50.9°F averageDecember: 47.9°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Gold Beach RS, 11 miles from the center point at 50 feet, station USC00353356 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 75 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 26 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

FS · 0.1 mi
Rock Creek Oregon Coast
Reservable14 sites
FS · 0.5 mi
Cape Perpetua
Reservable40 sites
FS · 1.3 mi
Baker Beach Campground
First-comeOR
FS · 1.6 mi
Horse Creek Campground
Reservable12 sites
FS · 2.5 mi
Tillicum
Reservable61 sites
FS · 2.8 mi
Alder Dune
Reservable39 sites
FS · 3.7 mi
Sutton Campground
Reservable80 sites
FS · 3.7 mi
West Winds Campground
Reservable18 sites
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14 more within ten miles are not listed here.

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 2 mi
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 133 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Oregon

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

377 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge in?

Oregon.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 42.250° N, 124.406° W. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is 2 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (2 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 133 listings within 15 miles, including Lightship Wal-604, Columbia and Cape Arago Lighthouse.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.