THE PORT OF BROOKINGS - HARBOR is the busiest recreational port on the Oregon Coast.
I believe that it is one of the most beautiful ports. I probably feel this way because I live here and it offers me a place to moor our sailboat as well as a place to walk and enjoy the beach!
The Port of Brookings - Harbor has suffered financial woes in the past and also the present. But I think that the Port commissioners, management and staff will find ways to fix the problems because the port is too important for our community.
Listed below are some interesting facts about our Port:
The Port of Brookings Harbor District covers over 400 square-miles.
The Port of Brookings Harbor represents over 75 percent of the population base for Curry County.
The Port has more than 5,000 commercial fishing vessels visiting annually.
The Port moves more than 20 million pounds of bait, fuel, ice and fish products across its docks annually.
Because of its location and geographical configuration, the Port of Brookings Harbor is listed as a "Harbor of Refuge" by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Chetco River, on which the Port is located, is the safest bar on the Oregon Coast with more than 280 passable days per year.
The Port Of Brookings Harbor is one of the most active Ports on the Oregon Coast, with a 9300 square foot retail center, a bustling recreational and commercial fishing marina basin, and an additional 13,000 square feet of commercial space in planning.
All of these statisics I gleaned from the Port's website. If you would like more information on the port check out this link!
The Port also has a live web-cam feed...go check this out with current photos of the port!
I have heard a slogan in the past for the Brookings-Harbor Port.. "A Port for all seasons"
WHALESHEAD BEACH STATE PARK
Whaleshead Beach is a beautiful cove with a rock formation that resembles a whaleshead including a blowhole that spouts during high tide! The park has picnic tables, firepits, restrooms, beach access, rock hunting, and shell collecting. Whaleshead Beach is also a historical site. Gold was mined at this site and some old abandoned mining equipment can be seen here. Go to the parking lot and head east around the stream. Follow the headlands south to the area where an old sluice box can be found. Rumrunners also landed illegal booze here during prohibition. Whaleshead Beach State Park is located on Hwy. 101 north at mile post 349.
The Brookings-Harbor Garden Club boasts over 100 members and is open to the public. The club's purpose to inform members and visitors about gardens and gardening and to assist in making Brookings beautiful. The club is registered as a non-profit organization. There are no membership dues. They meet on the third Monday of the month at the Best Western Chetco Inn conference center.
The volunteers have maintained the triangle piece of land at Azalea Park and the Botanical Garden on Hwy. 101 just NW of the Chetco River Bridge at Constitution Way. The club also holds plant sales thoughout the year. Their main sale is held at the Harbor Grange during the Azalea Festival.
If you enjoy gardening or want to learn more about native plants....this is the club for you!
Click on this link for contact information, Brookings-Harbor Garden Club
Harris Beach State Park
Restrooms, picnic tables, tide pools, beach-combing, scenic views, camping, bird life, Goat Island-
Oregon's largest island (21 acres). Located on the west side of Hwy. 101 at mile marker 355. State
Information Center is located on the east side of the Hwy. The information center has state wide
information, restrooms, and picnic tables as well. Harris Butte located on the west side of the Hwy.,
is a short climb on a marked trail that offers a view encompassing 24 miles of curving coastline, from
Point St. George in California, around Pelican Bay and north to Cape Ferrelo. Harris Beach offers
wonderful tide pool exploring. Please check the link on my blog page for current tide charts! Have fun
exploring this exceptional State Park!
Brookings, Oregon is a great place to live. If you want to know more about the Oregon Coast please contact me!
I am so excited about Brookings, OR. I love living here. The great weather, the ocean, rivers, hiking trails and activities that happen here, make Brookings a place to live "vacation style."
Some of the pastimes I enjoy include; first and foremost spending time with my family. We like to work on our sail boat, "The Serendipity", sailing her and fishing. I also enjoy walks on the beach, attending the Festival of the Arts summer concerts in Azalea Park, live theater and scapbooking.
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