Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Klatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Coos, and Curry Counties, Oregon Coquille Point Unit / Published: (2007) Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Lincoln County, Oregon refuge overview / Published: (2007) Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge provides Wilderness Act protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, totaling 371 acres (150 ha) spanning 320 miles (515 km) of Oregon's coastline from the Oregon-California border to Tillamook Head.. History. The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1935 by the federal government. Photo courtesy of Tyson Gillard. Posted by Outdoor Project Contributor Halvor Tweto / September 1, 2017. Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, was established in 1969 for wildlife habitat lost to flooding caused by the construction of the John Day Lock and Dam. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge includes 1,853 offshore rocks and islands that rise above the tide along 320 miles of the Oregon coast. Some of the most defining and iconic views along the Oregon Coast include some of the most inaccessible and protected landforms in the state. Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. |a Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon |h [electronic resource] / |c compiled in the Division of Engineering from surveys by B.L.M., U.S. F & W. 255 |a Scale not given. Seen by many and experienced by virtually no one, these islands are both ubiquitous and unique.