Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site Explained

Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site
Map:Oregon#USA
Map Width:220
Type:Public, state
Location:Coos County, Oregon
Coords:42.9623°N -124.1068°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Area:7acres[2]
Created:1950
Operator:Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Open:Day-use, year-round

Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site is a state park administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in the U.S. state of Oregon. The park, bordering the Powers Highway (Oregon Route 542) between Myrtle Point and Powers, in Coos County, features a swimming hole and sandy beach along the South Fork Coquille River. Other amenities include parking, picnic tables, restrooms, and access to fishing but no drinking water.[3]

The Save the Myrtlewoods organization donated the land for the park in 1950. Subject to occasional flooding, the 7acres park contains a stand of Oregon myrtle trees.[2] The Oregon myrtle, also known as California laurel or Pacific myrtle, is a slow-growing hardwood often turned into lumber to make furniture, cabinets, and specialty items such as plates and bowls. Many of the larger stands, found at low elevation along the Pacific coast between lower California and Coos Bay, have been cut.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 1154486 . Coquille Myrtle Grove State Park . 2011-06-26.
  2. Web site: Park History. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. May 18, 2016.
  3. Web site: Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. May 18, 2016.
  4. Book: Bannan, Jan . Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide . The Mountaineers Books . 2002 . Seattle . 39 . 0-89886-794-0 . second .