Crook Point time-lapse video

Clouds fly by Crook Point on the southern Oregon Coast, revealing Mack Arch in the distance, Aug. 5, 2020. USFWS video: Peter Pearsall

 

Just south of Gold Beach and only 30 minutes from the California border, Crook Point was acquired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2000 to protect rare plants, seabird colonies and a 1-mile-long stretch of beach from encroaching development.

 

The 134-acre Crook Point parcel is part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge and right next to the Mack Reef archipelago, which is home to the second largest concentration of nesting seabirds in the state.

 

In addition to rare plants, seabird habitat and unique geologic formations, the headland at Crook Point also protects a small stream with native cutthroat trout.

 

The scenic and extensive Oregon Islands Refuge includes more than 1,800 rocks, reefs and islands, stretching from Tillamook Head all the way south to the California border.

All of the rocks, including the famous ones named Haystack, are designated as a wilderness area, too.

 

The headland at Crook Point is closed to public use.

 

 

- Learn about and visit Oregon Islands Refuge: go.usa.gov/xe2D3

- Rare sea otter sighting on the Oregon Coast: ow.ly/8teN50H02IM

- Sunset time lapse from Coquille Point: ow.ly/e0Es50GRpof

- Drones disturbing nesting seabirds: ow.ly/5gAv50GRpgo

- Photo archive from Oregon Islands Refuge: ow.ly/W7OZ50GGA5Q

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