Large and beautiful Orford Heads protected by Oregon State Parks is full of secret coves, a Coast Guard cultural site, kelp beds, Aquarium Arch paddle through, working fishing port of Port Orford, views of Redfish Rocks Marine Research Reserve and Humbug Mountain to the south. There are multiple colonies of Cormorants, Black Oyster Catchers, Common Murre, Pigeon Guillemots and lots of seasonal birds as well as Harbor Seal pupping grounds and resting areas. We see Gray Whales from spring through to the fall migration on a regular basis. Total distance is about 4.5 miles for the 2.25 hour tour. We will be wearing provided wetsuits on this tour.
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South Coast Tours offers a variety of fully equipped 2-20 person tours as well as custom overnight tours. We also do tours in the Bandon and Coos Bay region.
The mighty Coos Bay estuary has a ton of paddling opportunities including the nations first National Estuarine Research Reserve in the South Slough of Coos Bay.