Ongoing Events

YACHATS BIG BAND
Dance to the music of this 17-piece band on the FIRST THURSDAY of each month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (There is no Yachats dance scheduled in January.) Suggested Donation - Adults $5.00; Children under 12 free. Held at the Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 and W 4th St. For more information, click here, or contact Yachats Big Band Business Manager, Richard Forster, (541)444-1336.

CAPE PERPETUA SCENIC AREA's TRAILS & GUIDED WALKS, VISITORS CENTER and THEATER
3 miles south of downtown Yachats.

• Hiking Trails & Guided Walks:
• NATURALIST LED WALKS are offered (Memorial Day - Labor Day +) at 11:15 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. and depart from the Visitors Center for old-growth coastal rain forest or to tidepools - check for low tides!. The Cape's 26 miles of hiking trails and one 6-mile mountain biking loop are open to the public year round. When the Center is closed, trails maps are available outside the Cape's Visitors Center door.
• Cape Perpetua Visitors Center & Theater: The Visitors Center offers cultural & natural history exhibits, a theater with nature films, a gift shop, spectacular ocean view, & guided walks. Info: (541)547-3289.
  HOURS: May - Sept 5: Mon-Sat, 9 to 5; Sunday, Noon to 5
  Sept 6 - Oct:  Fri-Sat, 10 to 4; Sunday, Noon to 4
• Special Walks and Events: As announced and scheduled throughout the year. In the fall, the Cape offers guided mushroom walks and in the summer, Tidepool Discovery Days. For additional information, call (541)547-3289.
• Park Permits and Passports: Pacific Coast Passport, NW Forest Pass, and Golden Passports are honored here and may be purchased in the Visitors Center. Without a pass, day-use permit is $5.00 per auto and includes use of entire Scenic Area for one day.
• Viewpoints within this 2,700 acre Scenic Area that are accessible by auto include Devil's Churn, Cape Overlook, and Cook's Chasm--look for signed turnouts on Hwy 101, 2 to 4 miles south of Yachats. Place your pass or day-use permit on vehicle dash.
• Donations: To donate to Cape Perpetua educational programs, see Perpetua Foundation. For additional information, call (541)547.4400.

HECETA LIGHTSTATION TOURS
14 miles south of Yachats on Hwy 101

• Lighthouse Tours:
  May - Sept, Daily, 11 - 5
  March, April, October, Daily 11 - 3
  Winter, 11 a.m. weekends, call to confirm (541)547-3416
  
  Special tours and group visits can be arranged all year. Call (541)547-3416, (800)551-6949.
  
  Light Keeper's House Tours:
  Memorial Day - Labor Day, Thurs-Mon, Noon - 5
  To arrange a tour beyond regular tour season,
  please call (866)547-3696.
  Victorian Christmas Lightstation Open House:
  Two weekends in mid-December, 3 - 7 (see calendar below)

• Tours hours may vary depending upon the availability of volunteers. Day use permit, $3 per vehicle, or show annual pass, or Oregon Coast Passport. Place your pass or day-use permit on vehicle dash. For additional information, please see State Parks.

AUDUBON TEN-MILE CREEK SANCTUARY TOURS
Learn about restoration and coastal temperate rain forest with Manager Paul Engelmeyer, (541)547-4227. Variable price for tour groups.

YACHATS YOUTH & FAMILY ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
The Yachats Youth & Family Activities Program, located in the Yachats Commons, offers a variety of after school activities. Call (541)547-4599 to request program information.

YACHATS LUNCH BUNCH, Ages 55 and up
The last Thursday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information: (541)547-4586. Held inside the Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 and W 4th St.