W B Nelson State Recreation Site
W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site is a state park in Lincoln County, western Oregon. It is on the lower Alsea River, near the coastal city of Waldport. The park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: state park in Oregon, United States
- Also known as: “W B Nelson State Park” and “W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site”
- Address: 1431 Southeast Nelson Wayside Drive, Waldport, OR 97394
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center and Alsea Bay Bridge.
Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center
Tourism office
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center is a public facility in Waldport, Oregon, administered and owned by the city of Waldport. It is adjacent to the Alsea Bay Bridge and was constructed by the Oregon Department of Transportation as part of the bridge replacement project. Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center is situated 2 miles northwest of W B Nelson State Recreation Site.
Alsea Bay Bridge
Bridge
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The Alsea Bay Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Alsea Bay on U.S. Route 101 near Waldport, Oregon. Alsea Bay Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of W B Nelson State Recreation Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waldport and Little Albany.
Waldport
Photo: Sheila Sund, CC BY 2.0.
Waldport is a charming if understated Central Oregon Coast town approximately 34 miles north of Florence and 16 miles south of Newport. Most likely you will just be passing through, but the Alsea Bay Interpretive Center may be worth a stop if you are interested in the construction of the Alsea Bay bridge or local history.
Little Albany
Hamlet
Little Albany is an unincorporated community near the coast in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Little Albany is situated 6 miles east of W B Nelson State Recreation Site.
W B Nelson State Recreation Site
- Categories: Oregon state park and recreation area
- Location: Lincoln, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.41485° or 44° 24′ 54″ northLongitude
-124.03454° or 124° 2′ 4″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Inception
1959Named after
W. B. NelsonOpen location code
84PQCX78+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1052511051OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5758765Wikidata ID
Q7945342
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In Other Languages
“W B Nelson State Recreation Site” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “W B Nelson State Recreation Site”
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