Depoe Bay decides against warning signs at dangerous city parks

Depoe Bay’s steep rocky headlands have proven fatal to the unwary, but city officials have ordered Planner Larry Lewis to remove warning signs and safety barriers from a plan for 26 new scenic view areas. The “pocket parks” would be carved out of brushy dead-ends and strips of public property, including a small parcel along the rocks immediately south (right) of Depoe Bay’s Highway 101 bridge. (Photo by Rick Beasley)

DEPOE BAY — Signs warning Depoe Bay sightseers of perilous cliffs and other dangers were removed by the Depoe Bay City Council last week from plans to create 26 new “scenic view areas” around Depoe Bay, many located on rocky headlands that plunge steeply to the ocean.

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