BOILER BAY, Ore. (MP 126) — They flash by on the roadside like blurred monuments to our progress, but do we really notice and appreciate those innocuous Hwy. 101 mile posts that play an important role in our travels?

First and foremost, you’ll never be lost or stranded again if you can see a mile post. According to the Oregon Dept. of Transportation, the mile post system was established to provide consistent reference points for travelers and emergency services, with extra benefits for navigation and maintenance.

ODOT occasionally updates milepost information to reflect new routes and road improvements. The data collected from mileposts also aids in traffic management and road safety initiatives. The staff of the Boiler Bay Beacon often uses this handy HWY. 101 MILE POST GUIDE to cross-reference accident reports and outdoors stories.

Be sure to print out this guide and keep it in your glove box!

0   Astoria-Megler Bridge, Columbia River
3   Junction with US 30   to Portland
7   Fort Stevens SP  🐚  ⛺, Columbia R
13   Sunset Beach State Rec Site  🐚
17   Del Rey Beach State Rec Site  🐚
18   Gearhart Ocean State Park  🐚
20   Seaside, Necanicum River
22   Seaside, Tillamook Head trail
25   Junction with US 26   to Portland
28   Ecola State Park  12A , Cannon Beach
30   Haystack Rock  🐚 , Haystack Hill SP
30   Tolovana Beach State Rec Site  16
Arcadia Beach State Rec Site  🐚
Hug Point State Rec Site  🐚
40   Clatsop/Tillamook county line
41   Oswald West SP  20 , Cape Falcon
43   Manzanita  🐚
44   Nehalem Bay State Park  🐚  ⛺
46   Nehalem, Nehalem River, OR 53
48   Manhattan Beach SRS 🐚  25
54   Barview, Tillamook Bay
55   Garibaldi, Miami River, Tillamook Bay
63   Kilchis River, Tillamook Creamery
64   Tillamook, Wilson River Bridge
64   Tillamook, OR 6   Wilson River Hwy
64   Tillamook, OR 131   (Three Capes Loop N end – to Cape Meares, Cape Lookout SP ⛺, Sand Lake, Cape Kiwanda, etc.
65   Tillamook, Trask River
66   Tillamook, Tillamook River
70   Rest area
72   Munson Cr Falls SNS
77   Hemlock, Sandlake Rd
80   Beaver, Nestucca River
84   Hebo ⛺, OR 22  , Nestucca River
87   Cloverdale, Nestucca River
90   Brooten Rd (Three Capes Loop S end: Pacific City, Cape Kiwanda, Tierra Del Mar, Sitka Sedge SNA, Sand Lake, Cape Lookout)
91   Little Nestucca River
92   Nestucca Bay NWR
94   Winema Wayfinding Point 👀
97   Neskowin Beach State Rec Site  39B
101   Cascade Head upper trailhead
103   Tillamook/Lincoln county line
104   N Three Rocks Rd: Cascade Head lower trailhead & lower Salmon River
104   Salmon River & estuary
105   OR 18   Salmon River Highway
Note: mileposts skip from 105 to 111.
111   E. Devil’s Lake Rd, 45th Parallel
112   Lincoln City north, Road’s End
114   Devil’s Lake State Rec Area ⛺
115   D River Wayside  45 , Lincoln City
118   Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay viewpoints
119   Lincoln City south, Drift Creek
120   Siletz River, jct OR 229
120   Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
121   Northern third of US 101 in Oregon
121   Salishan Spit 🐚  50   50A   50B
122   Gleneden Beach SRS 🐚  51A
124   Fishing Rock State Rec Site 👀  52
125   Fogarty Creek State Rec Area  52A
126   Boiler Bay, Government Point
126   Depoe Bay north
127   Depoe Bay: North Point, seawall, harbor, Whale Watching Center
128   Depoe Bay: South Point 129   Whale Cove, Rocky Creek SSVP
129   Jct OR 182  Otter Crest Loop N end (Ben Jones Bridge 👀, Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint, Devil’s Punch Bowl, Otter Rock)
131   Cape Foulweather summit
132   Otter Rock from southbound
133   Jct OR 182   Otter Crest Loop S end
134   Beverly Beach State Park  54  ⛺
135   Moolack Beach  55
136   Newport north
137   Yaquina Head Lighthouse & Natural Area
137   Ernest Bloch Memorial Wayside
138   Agate Beach State Rec Site  🐚
Ocean Shore St Rec Area  🐚 , Newport
Newport, jct US 20   to Corvallis
140   Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site  60  🐚
141   Yaquina Bay Bridge 👀
141   South Jetty at South Beach  61  🐚
Oregon Coast Aquarium, HMSC
143   South Beach State Park  61B  ⛺
147   Lost Creek State Park  🐚
148   Brian Booth State Park
149   Ona Beach  62A-62B
151   Seal Rock State Rec Site 👀  64
Little Creek Cove Scenic Point  🐚
153   Driftwood Beach St Rec Site  🐚
155   Bayshore  66-66C   67-67D
155   Alsea Bay Bridge, Alsea River
156   Waldport, jct OR 34   to Corvallis
157   Governor Patterson Mem SRS  68
158   Wakonda  69 , The Big Stump
159   Beachside St Rec Site  70   70A  ⛺
160   Tillicum Beach (USFS)  71   71  ⛺
161   Colorado Street  72 , Yachats
161   San Marine State Park
162   Salmon Street  74 , Yachats
Ya ‘Xaik Trail, Yachats
163   Smelt Sands State Rec Site 👀  75
164   Yachats, Yachats State Park  76
164   Yachats Ocean Rd St Nat Site  77
166   Cape Perpetua, Devil’s Churn  78
167   Cape Perpetua Day Use / CG ⛺
167   Cove Beach Trailhead  79
167   Restless Waters Trailhead   80
167   Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center
167   Cape Perpetua Marine Garden
167   Thor’s Well, Cook’s Chasm   81
167   Captain Cook Point
167   Lincoln/Lane county line
168   Neptune North   82
168   Neptune South   82A
169   Strawberry Hill   83   👀 🐚
170   Bob Creek Wayside  84
171   Stonefield Beach SRS  85   86
172   Tokatee Klootchman SNS 👀  87
173   Ocean Beach Day Use   88   (USFS)
174   Rock Creek   89   ⛺
175   Big Creek  🐚
175   Muriel Ponsler State Scenic VP  90
176   Carl G. Washburne SP  91   92  ⛺
177   Hobbit Trailhead 🐚  93
178   Heceta Head Light, viewpoints  94
178   Cape Creek Bridge, Devil’s Elbow
179   Sea Lion Caves 👀
180   Amazing viewpoint turnouts 👀
181   halfway point of US 101 in Oregon
182   Baker Beach  95   95A  ⛺
182   Cape Mountain, 3 mi. 👀
183   Alder Dune Campground ⛺
184   Sutton Lake
185   Darlingtonia SNS: carnivorous plants
185   Sutton Rec Area ⛺, Holman Vista
187   Heceta Beach 🐚  96  &  96A
188   Harbor Vista CG & Park ⛺ 🐚  97
190   Florence, Siuslaw River, OR 126
191   Oregon Dunes National Rec Area
192   South Jetty Dunes & Beach  98  –  106
193   Jessie Honeyman State Park ⛺
193   Woahink Lake
196   North Beach, Darlings
197?   Westlake County Park, Tyee CG ⛺
198   Siltcoos camping & beach  110   111  ⛺
198   Lane/Douglas county line
199   Carter Lake & Dune Trailhead (USFS)
200   Oregon Dunes Overlook  113   114
200   Lost Lake Campground ⛺
202   Tahkenitch Creek trailhead  🐚
203   Tahkenitch Lake
203   Tahkenitch Landing ⛺
204   Tahkenitch Lake Campground ⛺
207   Sparrow Park Rd (beach)  🐚
209   Gardiner
210   Smith River
210   Bolon Island Tideways St Scen Corr
211   Umpqua River, Reedsport, jct OR 38
211   Oregon Dunes NRA Visitor’s Center
215   Winchester Bay, Umpqua River, dunes
216   Umpqua Lighthouse State Park ⛺
217   Winchester Bay Wayfinding Point
220   Douglas/Coos county line
221   William Tugman State Park ⛺
222   Lakeside, Tenmile Lakes Rec Area
222   Eel Creek Campground ⛺ (USFS)
222   John Dellenback Dunes TH  121
224   Spinreel Campground ⛺ (USFS)
226   Saunders Lake County Park
227   Riley Ranch County Park ⛺
232   Horsfall Dune & Beach, OR Dunes NRA
234   McCullough Memorial Bridge, Coos River
235   North Bend, jct OR 540   Cape Arago Highway (Charleston, Bastendorff Beach County Park ⛺, Sunset Bay SP  135  ⛺, Shore Acres SP, Simpson’s Reef VP, Cape Arago SP  138 , etc.)
238   Coos Bay, Ocean Blvd to OR 540   Cape Arago
242   Southern third of US 101 in Oregon
243   Davis Slough
244   Jct OR 42   to Roseburg
248   Coos County Forest
252   summit, W Beaver Hill Rd to Cape Arago loop
254   summit
257   Seven Devils SRS  142
257   Whisky Run (beach access  143 )
259   Bullards Beach SP ⛺  144  –  148
259   North Bank Rd, Bandon Marsh NWR
259   Coquille River Bridge
261   Bandon, jct OR 42S   Coquille R Hwy
Note: OR 42S is the southernmost major
east-west coast access highway in Oregon.
Bandon Marsh Nat Wildlife Refuge
Bandon South Jetty Park  149 , Old Town
Coquille Point Wildlife Refuge  150
Face Rock St Scenic VP  151 , Bandon
275   Seabird Lane, to parks  🐚 , Bandon
275   Devil’s Kitchen ( 154  sea stacks)
276   Airport
277   Beach Loop Road south, Bandon State Natural Area
278   Bradley Lake County Park, Bandon
New River County Park
279   Misty Meadows, Bandon Crossings
281   West Coast Game Park Safari
282   Fourmile Creek
283   New River Nature Center (BLM)
284   New Lake Rd
285       Coos/Curry county line
287   Floras Creek, New River, Langlois Mkt
288   Public Library, Floras Lake Loop N
289   Floras Lake Loop S, Boice-Cope Park  🐚 , New River
290   Denmark
291   KOA
293   Blacklock Point 🚶 👀, Floras Lk St Nat Area
295   estuary, Sixes River
296   Cape Blanco, westernmost point in Oregon; Cape Blanco State Park 🐚 ⛺
297   Elk River, to Elk River CG ⛺
299   Paradise Point  160 , Port Orford
300   Tseriadun SRS  🐚 , Port Orford
300   Port Orford Heads State Park
301   harbor  162 , Battle Rock Wayside  163 , Port Orford
302   Hubbard Creek  164
303   Scenic turn-out, Rocky Point
304   Rocky Point  165
306   Humbug Mountain trailhead  166  🚶
307   Humbug Mountain CG  166  ⛺
308   Brush Creek canyon
310   summit, scenic turn-outs
312   scenic turn-outs 👀
313   Arizona Beach  167 , Prehistoric Gardens
314   Sisters Rock  168
315   scenic turn-outs 👀
316   jct Ophir
317   estuary, Ophir Trail  169
319   Ophir Rest Area  170
320   turn-outs, Nesika Beach  171
322   Geisel Monument?
323   Agateway, Old Coast Road
325   Otter Point State Rec. Site  172
326   Old Coast Road, N. Jetty  175
327   Wedderburn, Rogue River
328   Gold Beach, Rogue River jet boats
329   Fairground  177 , Visitor Center  178
330   Kissing Rock  179 , Gold Beach
331   Hunter Creek Turnout  180
333   summit
334   Cape Sebastian viewpoint 👀
336   Meyers Beach North  181
337   Meyers Beach  182
337  Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint North
338  Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint Middle
339   Pistol River South 🐚  186
342   viewpoint
343   viewpoint, overgrown
344   Arch Rock VP 👀, Boardman State Scenic Corridor
345   VPs, THs, Natural Bridge VP, Spruce Island VP
346   viewpoints
347   Thomas Creek Bridge Viewpoint
348   Indian Sands Trail VP  188
349   Whaleshead Beach  189 , Whaleshead VP  189A
351   House Rock Viewpoint
352   Cape Ferrelo VP, Lone Ranch Beach 337   Meyers Beach  190

353   Rainbow Rock Viewpoint
354   Brookings N
355   Harris Beach SP  🐚  ⛺, Brookings
357   Chetco Point Park, Chetco River, Loeb SP ⛺
358   Brookings, Chetco River, Harbor
361   McVay Rock State Recreation Site
362   Winchuck State Rec Site, Winchuck R, Crissey Field State Rec Site  🐚
363   Oregon-California border
California (Del Norte County)