The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (provides Wilderness Act protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs)was created in 1935, and in 1968, Haystack Rock off Cannon Beach was added to the refuge.
The Oregon Islands provides wilderness protection to 1,853 small islands, rocks, and reefs plus two headlands, totaling 371 acres (150 ha) spanning 1,083 acres (438 ha) of Oregon's coastline from the OregonCalifornia border to Tillamook Head. Haystack Rock off Cannon Beach was added to the refuge in 1968, and then became a wilderness area in 1978. The Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1935 by the federal government. 
