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Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center

Prime Whale Watching Spot with Expert Staff

Visitor Center on Depoe Bay, Pacific Ocean, South Depoe Bay Creek, North Depoe Bay Creek on OCT Trail, Oregon Coast Trail in Depoe Bay, OR

While the coastline of the entire Pacific Northwest offers countless whale watching spots, the Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center is a truly special place and well worth the visit. Experts are on hand and there is plenty of well presented educational material to ensure you walk away better informed than you came.

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The Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center, also known as the Depoe Bay Ocean Wayside, is an Oregon State Parks staffed visitor center in Depoe Bay, Oregon, U.S. to help visitors observe whale migration and provide information about whales and other marine mammals including history, economics, and their environmental and ecological influences. The wayside provides a sheltered platform from which to view the ocean. First established as a wayside parking area on the Oregon Coast Highway in 1930, the wayside building was built in 1956 as a restroom facility for the popular spot. It is located just to the north of the Depoe Bay Bridge, also on the National Register.