Yakona is privately owned property focused on education and restoration. Yakona is closed to entry to protect research and restoration projects. We offer limited public access to our trails by escort only. Check the Visit page for more information.

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Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center was created to restore native coastal forest on Oregon’s Yaquina Bay.

vision

To honor the past and secure the future by inspiring the present
through partnerships in education, stewardship, and preservation.

mission

Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center is a living laboratory
that serves to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural ecosystems and cultural history of Oregon’s central coast spruce habitat and its wildlife through the arts, education, and stewardship.