Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
Cleawox Lake from dunes in the park
Type	Public, state
Location	Lane County, Oregon
Nearest city	Florence
Coordinates	43°55′48″N 124°06′18″W / 43.9301205°N 124.1051174°WCoordinates: 43°55′48″N 124°06′18″W / 43.9301205°N 124.1051174°W[1]
Operated by	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1936 to 1941
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
NRHP Reference #	84000473
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1984[2]

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park, also known simply as Honeyman State Park, is in Lane County of the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south of Florence along Highway 101, the coastal highway. The 27,212-acre (11,012 ha) Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area adjoins the park to the west. Many amenities are available, including over 200 campsites,^[3] all-terrain vehicle access, swimming, fishing and sandboarding.^[4]

Originally named Camp Woahink, the park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and was later renamed in honor Jessie M. Honeyman (1852–1948) of Portland. As president of the Oregon Roadside Council, Honeyman worked with Samuel Boardman, Oregon's first Superintendent of State Parks in the 1920s and 1930s, to preserve Oregon coastal lands.

Several of the structures built by the CCC, including the camp store, three picnic shelters, and the administrative building, comprise the Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Historic District.^[4] The campground was added in the 1950s. The Lake Woahink Seaplane Base is on Woahink Lake, southeast of the park, and Camp Cleawox, a Girl Scout camp, is across Cleawox Lake and northwest of the park.

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  Sand dunes and part of Cleawox Lake, Pacific Ocean in the background

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  A campsite in the park

See also

• List of Oregon state parks

References

1. "Jessie M Honeyman Memorial State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
2. "Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
3. Baker, Mark (September 12, 2007). "Honeyman State Park favorite for kids, families". The World. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
4. "Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

External links

• "Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2011-07-01.