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8 Visit Cape Blanco Lighthoue

Visit Cape Blanco Lighthoue Visit Cape Blanco LighthouseLocated off of U.S. 101, just north of Port Orford at Cape Blanco State Park, the lighthouse is the most southern lighthouse in Oregon as well as the westernmost point in Oregon.
It is also the highest lighthouse above the sea at 245 feet. What makes this lighthouse unique is the Fresnel lens, the only one in Oregon that people can see from the light tower.

In addition to the record-breaking location, the lighthouse also has had notable lighthouse keepers. Mabel Bretherton was the first woman lightkeeper in Oregon (1903), and James Langlois' name lives on as the name of nearby Langlois.

Also at the state park is the Patrick Hughes House, a historic -late Victorian ranch house, kept as it would have been for the Hughes family.
Tours of the lighthouse cost $2 per adult, $1 for kids under 12 and $5 per family. Hughes House tours are free, though donations are appreciated.
Tours are available from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, April through Oct. 31.
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