Three Arches Rocks is a national wildlife refuge just of the coast of Oceanside, Oregon and just a mile or two from where I am staying right now.
In 1907 President Roosevelt declared Three Arch Rocks a National Wildlife Refuge. Today, it protects over a quarter million nesting seabirds and is a favorite haulout site for marine mammals. It is the oldest National Wildlife Refuge west of the Mississippi River. I had no idea!
The land totals 15 acres and the rocks provide habitat for Oregon's largest breeding colony of tufted puffins. The puffins with their large bright orange beaks and long yellow head tufts are one of the most recognizable seabirds on the Oregon coast.
I definitely did not take this next picture but it is awesome!
I did take this picture of the town of Oceanside. The rocks are behind me to my left.
And just because, here is a picture of my dad taking a picture of the deer that were outside our front door this morning.
