Cascade Head
| Cascade Head | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Cascade Head | |
| Location | Tillamook County, Oregon, United States |
| Nearest city | Lincoln City |
| Coordinates | 45°03′24″N 124°00′17″W / 45.05666667°N 124.00472222°W |
| Area | 37,162 acres (150.39 km2) |
| Established | 1966 |
| Owner | Nature Conservancy |
Cascade Head is a headland and 102,110-acre (41,320 ha) United States Forest Service Experimental Forest and part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It is situated 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Portland, Oregon on the Oregon Coast between Lincoln City and Neskowin. It is traversed by US Highway 101, with a pass elevation of approximately 780 feet (240 m), which is the highest point of the highway in Oregon. Cascade Head Preserve is a Nature Conservancy Selected Site.