Schooner Creek Viewpoint - Lincoln City, OR
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silverquill
N 44° 55.535 W 124° 00.842
10T E 419975 N 4975183
Schooner Creek meets the Pacific Ocean here in Siletz Bay on the south side of Lincoln City, Oregon. This viewpoint offers a great view of the creek and estuary from the south.
Waymark Code: WMCYBP
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
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Schooner Creek
Lincoln City, Oregon
As with most creeks and rivers along the Oregon coast, Schooner Creek is only a few miles long. The Schooner Creek Watershed is the primary water supply for Lincoln City, a town of about 8,000, but a popular vacation and tourist destination along the central coast.
Schooner creek was home to the Yacona Indians, and was devastated by the Tsunami of 1700. Later, Lt. Theodore Talbot and his exploration party camped here. There are also rumors of a haunted ship seen here, a legend perhaps having arisen due to the wreck of the Blanco which floundered and drifted into Siletz Bay in 1864.
Today there a motels built on the northern side of the creek, overlooking the estuary, and a scenic viewpoint on the southern side of the bridge, carrying the scenic Coast Highway, U.S. 101, where there are several historical markers to tell the stories of Schooner Creek.