Heceta Head is a 200-foot bluff that juts out into the sea and is crowned with a 56-foot-tall lighthouse that has steered ships from danger since 1894.
Heceta is the name of the most photographed lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. It is pronounced "Ha-SEE-ta."
The lighthouse was staffed until 1963, when an automated beacon was installed — it’s visible some 20 miles offshore.
The light is maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), while the assistant lighthouse keepers' house, operated as a bed-and-breakfast inn, is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service.
An overnight stay is available in the red-roofed former assistant lighthouse keeper’s residence, which dates to 1893 and is now operated as Heceta Lighthouse B&B. It contains six antiques-filled rooms, some with ocean views, and rates include breakfast and an afternoon wine social.
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