Took Route 26 heading west to Route (103) north up to Jewel then west on Route (202) to the viewing area. I must say this is the first time coming out that way and the drive was very appealing. The parking area will be on the south side of the road (left side) heading to Astoria. The viewing area itself was super quiet, my brother an I were there today (August 20th, 2022). Lots of jays, some robins, a bunny, cooper hawk up high, lots of grass :). Bathrooms are available during the summer don’t know about other times of the year. It was pretty cool would deifinately need to take binoculars, a spotting scope or a camera with serious reach for wildlife photos. Plenty of information about the place. The drive up to Astoria is very pleasant. I would highly recommend this area. The road to Astoria from the viewing are is very windy and has super tight corners so drive slowly.

As with most places regarding elk, your experience is largely dependent on the season. You are much less likey to see elk in the summer months than the other seasons. I've been here 2 times, once in early June, and another in October. The first time, in summer, I didn't see any elk, but there was still an abundance of wildlife around, from blacktailed deer to little songbirds, to large birds of prey and woodpeckers. It was a relaxing time. The second time, in autumn, I saw many of the same birds, then right as the sun went down the bull elk started bugling and dozens of elk of all ages came out onto the fields and started grazing. There was a little fighting, but it nostly stayed friendly between the multiple bulls. In all, I would recommend this as a good place to go year round if you are in the area and want to enjoy nature. If you love elk as much as I do, I would recommend traveling to this wildlife reserve in autumn and winter when you are almost guaranteed to see elk.

Admittedly this is written during the late fall, so things will likely be different in the warmer months. The viewing area is a very large meadow, and the herd we saw was beyond the paved pull-off areas on the shoulder of the road. There are no porta-potties or other lavatory facilities at any of the pull-off/parking areas, so that may factor into your viewing plans.

We arrived for the daily 9am feeding and ended up seeing 3 herds of elk at 3 different viewpoints. It was a spectacular experience! With the pandemic, you need to purchase a wildlife parking permit online since the office is closed. The bathroom at the main viewpoint is open and very clean. You may want to bring binoculars for an even better animal viewing experience

It's a quiet, beautiful meadow in a river valley, containing a protected herd of Roosevelt elk that were almost hunted to extinction. Truly awesome animals...

Found this by chance and parked up in the main car park and we were the only folks there apart from the wardens. Beautiful area and very well maintained. Lovely picnic spots so we stayed and had our packed lunch. Plenty of birds about but also quite hard to spot. We also had a visit by a deer that came bounding into centre and saw a couple of squirrels. Could have spent longer here but we’re on our way to Astoria. Should mention the the public restroom was perhaps the cleanest I’ve ever seen.

A wonderful way to wrap up the year. Saw 2 beautiful herds of elk.

Absolutely beautiful 😍 ❤ I recommend you go see the breath taking views. Lots to see. The drive is worth it!

Nice spot to see wildlife. It was a bit warm. The day we visited and there isn’t much shaded spaces to escape the heat.

Super Duper peaceful. No public restroom. A great alternative road trip to take if you're heading to Astoria.

Good place to take a drive for the day from portland. Almost always see elk. If they aren't there. There somewhere nearby.(edit) on my 4th time visit. Someones dog gave me a tour. Assuming he came from the house upfront. He was a really friendly dog. Super clean bathrooms too. saw bald eagles.

This place is so beautiful. I love being able to see all of the wildlife!

We were lucky enough to get to go on an Elk Feeding and it was fantastic to see the Elk so up close. The whole area is nicely protected , a good spot for a picnic and clean bathrooms! The docent was so kind and helpful!

So beautiful!! Unfortunately we went in July and no Elk :( we checked around 11am and then coming back down from trails and still nothing. There is a public restroom parking area (so clean!!!!! The cleanest one I have seen this whole coast trip) and tons of picnic benches everywhere and beautiful views and sounds. No one was around the entire hour we were there/driving to the different viewing spots. So, no Elk but the scenery was just as wonderful.

Stopped here January 3, 2018 on our way back from the coast and saw around 40 Roosevelt Elk. The drive north from Hwy 26 on Hwy 103 is beautiful and the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area is very pituresque and well worth a visit.

This is a beautiful elk viewing area in Oregon while on the way to the coast.