Cape Meares, Oregon is a small residential coastal community a 15-minute drive from city of Tillamook, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Tillamook Bay and features outstanding recreation and wildlife habitat values, with physical connections to the Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse, the Cape Meares Community Forest, the Oregon Coast Trail, and Lake Meares.
There are about 160 homes in the neighborhood, with 62 of them occupied by full-time residents and about 12% of the homes are Vacation Rentals, however that are no commercial businesses.
Services
Water: The community is served by the Oceanside Water District in 1995. Coleman Creek is the sole source of water flows into the wetlands and Cape Meares Lake.
Sewer: Cape Meares has no sewer system and relies on septic tanks.
Roads: Tillamook County maintains the roads in Cape Meares.
Fire Department: Tillamook Fire District has a station house on 8th Street NW in Cape Meares and is maintained by the Cape Meares team of Tillamook Volunteer firefighters.Community Association
Community Association
The CMCA Association (a 501c3 non-profit organization) represent the residents values and owns and manages for conservation 106+ acres of the Cape Meares Community Forest, a small beachfront wetland parcel, and the Barbara Bennett Community Center in the historic Bayocean Schoolhouse.
History
Learn about the fascinating history of Bayocean City and the connections to Cape Meares.
