The most spectacular viewpoint at Cape Perpetua sits high atop the headland at a stone shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s. From this point, you can view 70 miles ...

The shelter is accessible by car via Overlook Road (turn off Highway 101 at the visitor center). The cape was named by Capt. Cook, who sighted it on March 7, 1778 - St. Perpetua's Day. At the time ...