Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
2127 SE Marine Science Dr
Newport, OR 97365
Phone:541-867-4550
Web: oregoncoast.fws.gov/siletzbay
Established: 1991.
Location:Just south of Lincoln City, Oregon.
Facilities:None.
Special Features:The primary ecological goal of the refuge is to allow the salt marsh to return to its natural tidally-influenced state.
Habitats: More than 500 acres of coastal habitats including salt marsh, brackish marsh, tidal sloughs, mudflats, and coniferous and deciduous forestland.
Access: Closed to the public, but wildlife can be viewed from the highway.
Wild life: Coho and chinook salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout. Also provides habitat for bald eagles, red-tailed hawk, osprey, great blue herons, and great egrets.
See other parks in Oregon.