Port Orford, Oregon Visitor Center


Visitor Information

City of Port Orford
Visitor Information Center
Battle Rock City Park

Battle Rock City Park has a wealth of material, including brochures and maps, about Port Orford and the Oregon Coast. Stop by to enjoy the hospitality of the volunteers who staff the Center. Amenities include: restrooms, out door shower, public phone, picnic tables, interpretive signs and beach access.

City of Port Orford Aerial Shot.

Whale Watching in Battle Rock Park.

Cape Blanco Lighthouse
The 59 foot tower is the oldest standing tower in Oregon. The original lens was a first order, fixed Fresnel lens from Barbier and Fenstre of Paris. In 1936 the original lens was replaced with a new rotating fresnel lens from Henry LaPaute and a 120volt, 75rpm motor powered by a generator (electricity did not arrive on the Cape until the mid 1900s) was installed. This same lens and motor is the one you see today.

Port Orford Cedar (Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana) is a tall, slender, evergreen coniferous tree native to southwest Oregon and northwest California, having drooping flattened branches and opposite scalelike leaves with white markings. To learn more visit this US Forest Service page.

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) which abounds in the area is Oregon's state tree.