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 Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor - Oregon Posted by:  DougK
N 42° 12.295 W 124° 22.380
10T E 386655 N 4673439
This 12 mile long, scenic drive is a collections of lands acquired by Samuel Boardman, considered the Father of the Oregon State Park system. He was the first Oregon State Parks superintendent, serving from 1929 to 1950.
Waymark Code: WMT5BB
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Views: 3
This Scenic Corridor contains 27 miles of the Oregon Coast Trail, a Pacific coast trail from the Columbia River at the north end to the California border at the south end.
There are many scenic stop-offs along this 12 mile long coastal drive. Some fine views of the Oregon coastline can be found along the way, at such stops as House Rock Viewpoint, Thomas Creek-Whaleshead Beach, Spruce Island Viewpoint, Secret Beach, and Arch Rock Point.
Coordinates posted here are for Arch Rock, near the center of the drive.
Park Type: Scenic Corridor
Activities:
Day Use
Hiking on the Oregon Trail
Photography of beaches, stacks, cliffs, fauna, etc.
Park Fees:
$0 - No Fees
Background:
Park History
The land for this park was acquired mostly between 1949 and 1957 by purchase from private owners and the U. S. Bureau of Land Management. In 1950, Borax Consolidated, Ltd., of London, England, gave 304.10 acres for the park and 62.90 acres for right-of-way on the relocated Oregon Coast Highway. Many of the tracts had arrangements for the removal of timber and some for sheep grazing. Samuel H. Boardman (1874-1953), the first Oregon State Parks superintendent, served from 1929 to 1950. He conceived the idea of a great coastal park in Curry County and worked tirelessly to acquire the present park lands. In the early 1940s, Boardman approached U. S. Department of the Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes with a proposal for an extensive National Park area along the Curry County coastline. Though federal officials toured the region, the coastal National Park idea did not take hold. This state park, the nugget of Boardman's proposal, was named in tribute to the founding superintendent at the time of his retirement. A commemorative monument was dedicated at House Rock View Point on August 7, 1970.
Date Established?: 1970
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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