Neptune State Park Marine Research Area
Neptune State Park Marine Research Area is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Grass Mountain stands 1,086 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Hill Wayside, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Pacific Coast runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
No take of shellfish and other invertebrates except razor clams may be taken on the sandy beach that does not overlap with the Marine Reserve. No take of marine plants except by a scienfitic research permit.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- On the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cape Perpetua Overlook Day Use · 2 mi
- Siuslaw Vista Day Use · 21 mi
- Oregon Dunes Overlook and Day Use · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint South: 0.5 mi
- Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint North: 0.8 mi
- Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site: 2.3 mi
- Yachats State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Whale Park: 3.7 mi
- Gwynn Knoll: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Cummins Peak: 6.1 mi
- Neptune Beach: 0.7 mi
- Searose Beach: 1.8 mi
- Stonefield Beach: 2.3 mi
- Roosevelt Beach: 5.4 mi
- Roosevelt Beach: 6.3 mi
- Neptune State Park Marine Research Area: 0.7 mi
- Cape Perpetua Special Interest Area: 1.5 mi
- Cape Perpetua Marine Garden: 1.5 mi
- Tokatee Kloochman State Natural Site: 3.4 mi
- Yachats Ocean Road State Natural Site: 3.5 mi
- Homestead Falls: 23.3 mi
- Punchbowl Canyon Falls: 23.4 mi
- Annice Falls: 23.4 mi
- Elk Wallow Falls: 23.6 mi
- Sweet Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Spouting Horn: 1.4 mi
- Thor's Well: 1.4 mi
- Sea Lion Caves: 9.4 mi
- Big Stump: 9.6 mi
- Darlingtonia State Natural Site: 14.6 mi
- Yachats Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Bent E. Petersen Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- Gerdemann Botanic Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Silver Surf Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Seashore Joy Garden: 12.0 mi
- Strawberry Hill Wayside: 0.3 mi
- Neptune Wayside: 0.5 mi
- Bob Creek Wayside: 0.9 mi
- Little Log Church & Museum: 3.7 mi
- Oregon Coast Military Museum: 18.8 mi
- Siuslaw Pioneer Museum: 20.0 mi
- The Slide: 11.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 22.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 24.6 mi
- Amanda Statue: 2.4 mi
- Steller Sea Lion Family: 9.4 mi
- Cape Mountain Lookout: 11.2 mi
- Minerva: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Neptune State Park Marine Research Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,086 m | 24.5 mi |
| Prairie Peak | E 87° | 1,040 m | 24.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 42° | 857.707 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cummins Peak | ESE 104° | 755.6 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | SE 136° | 702.9 m | 5.6 mi |
| Klickitat Mountain | E 100° | 696 m | 9.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SE 125° | 689 m | 8.8 mi |
| Taylor Butte | E 89° | 656 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:20 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:53 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 47 |
| Precip in | 11.9 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 13.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yachats, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Oregon Coast · 18 mi
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