Cape Arago Lighthouse

Cape Arago Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Coos County, Oregon. Oregon has 15 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Coos County.

It was built in 1934, in the interwar years, making it the 7th oldest of the 8 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 44 feet tall (6th tallest of 9 measured in Oregon); its light sits 43 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl(3) W 20s (a group of 3 white flashes every 20 seconds), with a range of about 14 nautical miles; it guards Pacific Ocean; it was deactivated in 2006; the structure is built of brick.

Status check, 2026-11: Third tower on the site, built of reinforced concrete in 1934. The 1866 tower was dynamited in the 1930s, and the record's 1866 date is when the station was established. The light was shut off in 2006, and the property went to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. Cape Arago Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.3412° N, 124.3754° W.

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