Wonderful and beautiful coastal location. There are great views, hiking trails and easy beach access. Had a blast with the whole family.

Very beautiful overlook into the rugged Pacific. This location is a viewing point on the way to Shore Acres State Park and the botanical gardens. Well worth the drive and view especially on sunny day.

It is a little peninsula that is absolutely gorgeous and they have a arboretum with every kind of rose bush that you can think of 175 species to be exact very well maintained and goes back into the 1940s

Cool place to stop snap a photo and check out see life bring binoculars.

With all the tourists it can be hard to get to the overlook to see the sea lions but Sundays tend to be better

Beautiful, lots of sea lions on the distant rocks! Bring your high powered binoculars!

Beautiful a must stop catch when sun is going down.

Saw two whales .....lots of sea lions....amazing view

Amazing!! All the seals and sea lions out on the rocks and the beautiful water were just a stunning sight! Do yourself a favor, stop and take a look!

Take a scope or binoculars to get a good view of the seals and sea lions. Also great coastal views and lighthouse views!

The Beautiful, Rocky, Cool and Green Northwestern Coast, is one of my Favorite places Ive been to on our planet.

Nice overview, grab some binoculars or a good camera if you want to capture the sea lions at their finest :)

Seals and sea lions at low tide were a cacophony of barks!Fantastic

Beautiful, we had a picnic lunch. Weather was wonderful. Ocean was so calming. It was nice to get outside and breathe the air.

Its amazing place to experience! Its a must stop everytime we show people the area.

Great place to go see seals and sea lions.

Its an amazing place to observe seals and other wildlife from afar.A great veiw of seals and sea lions while from the safety if the iron railing.

Perfect. Wildlife wonders abound.

Cool place. This free overlook has friendly, knowledgeable volunteers and telescopes aimed at a rocky outcrop abundant with sea lions and harbor seals on the ocean. Sometimes there are elephant seals and whales as well. A bathroom up the road and cliff trails leading to the beach round out the visit.

Lots of sea lions to see, bring some binoculars so you can see them even closer!

Beautiful place, you can see seals if lucky

Excellent place to watch a sunset, surfers, waves and sea lions

Gorgeous spot I visit frequently.

This is a small park just off the main park road with no user fee and plenty of parking. We had no trouble parking the motorhome. There is a viewing deck with a good railing. Bring your binoculars and camera to see a seal colony of the reef off shore. The day we visited Oregon Parks Wildlife Tales was there with two rangers and spotting scopes. With their help we saw a lot of the colony and learned about the different wildlife on the reef. Without binoculars or a spotting scope you will not be able to see much as the colony is well off the shore.

The southern Oregon coast is a special place and this overlook is on the heart of it. It is well worth the short trip down and back this dead end coastal road. And if you make the trip in December, dont miss a stop to see the lights at Shore Acres.

Beautiful! Seals on the rocks; surfers in the water. Best sea view on the west coast!

You can see 4 different species of marine mammals here. Bring binoculars

Very interesting. Always wild sea mammals + birds viewable + my visits. The view of the waves on the rocks is gorgeous in all seasons!

Amazing views when its not foggy

Seals! And beautiful views out over the water. Nice stop.

The seals are fascinating.

Loved the sea lions ...

Sea lions and a clean safe are to relax

Great whale watching look out

Incredible view.

Beautiful views

Guide/educators available today. Beautiful view and listening to the seals talk was amazing.

Beautiful views and wild dwarf bunnies all over the place

This is an amazing fenced-off area on the cliff above the ocean and out in the sea there are all kinds of variety of sea lions on all of the rocks huge rocks... You can hear them barking and on a very warm Coastal day you can smell them :-) the Oregon coast is truly amazing and this is a beautiful spot! I am very very blessed to live here right now I have lived in several places along the coast actually :-) highly recommend this area kids will love it great photo opportunities picturesque!

Tons of sea lions today

Beautiful place to watch sea lions and whales and sunsets! Bring your binoculars and enjoy the awesome Oregon coast.

Only the strongest elephant seals survive the winter, and very few become a beachmaster.

Beautiful view

We loved hearing and seeing all the seals. Plus they had people set up with telescopes so you could see better and tell you about what was going on.

Awesome seeing all the sea lions and beautiful.

My daughter loves this place. Lots of parking, very clean. Great view of the sea lions and reef!

Beautiful spot

We visited the Simpson Reef Overlook after going through Shore Acres State Park. It was loaded with Seals and Sea Lions. When we were there in September we also observed the whales migrating. There were volunteers set up with spotting scopes that provided a great view of the wildlife. If you don’t have a spotting scope, a good pair of binoculars will work. The Overlook is just a few minutes south of Shore Acres.

Scenic view on the Pacific and lots of sea lion and seal to watch and ear .

An amazing view point not only do you get to see an amazing view of the ocean you also get to see seals galore

Beautiful view

Scenery was great

Gorgeous sight.

This is one of my very favorite places. The view is breathtaking!

Its beautiful

Great place for pics!

Beautiful place

Oh what a breath taking view in that reef and the sound of the Sea lion is mesmerizing.

SO wild, and with binocs, an intimate glimpse into the lives of seals & sea lions.

Beautiful view of shell island and the reef

Love looking at the Seals and sea lions. You can hear them barking and it just adds to the beauty of it all.

Beauty in nature

Seen whales and high surf...beautiful out here

Great spot for watching seals and sea lions

Bring a strong zoom camera or binoculars to see the seals, sea lions and if youre lucky whales.

An amazing spot to watch the sun go down, it gets chilly though so bring a jacket!

Best spot to watch the Sun go down from Charleston/Coos Bay/North Bend areas and the gaggle of State and Coos County Parks chain on the headlands. Simpson Reef parking area is high up overlooking the reef while being serenaded by the barking of all the seals and such. A great place to end the day!

Seal watching at its best!

Breathtaking!

Too foggy tofsy6

Love watching the ocean waves from here

Lot of seals to see . Beautiful reef view.

So serene an beautiful to just look out an beyond the ocean.

Amazing! Gorgeous. Everything I had hoped it would be! I loved hearing and seeing the seals.

Be prepared and get your binoculars.

Nice little hikes and awesome veiws for the sunset

So majestic and as always the seals and sea lions greet you with there barks. The summer is perfect for whale watching

Beautiful place to visit

Beautiful spot overlooking some noisy seals and sea lions

Beautiful. During whale migration, great place to catch a glimpse of the beautiful whales

Amazing view of the Bay

Watched the seals and left pretty amazing

Good day to see several types of seals (including elphant) and a whale that was feeding in the cove

Beautiful scenery.

Magnificent view of the ocean. Seals and California Sea Lions galore. When the seas are rough its possible to get some great shots of the water breaking on the reef.

The seals, sea lions and birds are amazing to see, and especially to hear.

Breathtaking. Going again in June

Seals, seals everywhere! We stopped by this viewpoint twice during our weeklong stay near Coos Bay.

Sea lions, whales. Awesome experience right off the road, for an Oregon Coast vacation with a four year old.

I grew up here and still love seeing the beautiful view and hearing the sea lions ..How blessed we are to have this!

Spectacular views!

Its a breath taking view. Go closer to low tide and sunset. There is a colony of sea lions out on the near rocks. Bring binoculars.

Cape Arago was beautiful and full of life

Breathtaking beautiful worth stopping I to see all the sea lions

Beautiful place!

Amazing views of 4 different types of seals. Sometimes whales as well. No fee.

A must place to visit

Gorgeous!

Amazing and stunningly gorgeous

Awesome view of seals and sea lions