Built: 1896

Type: Conical attached to Signal Building

Height: 40 feet

Status: Non-Active

Location: Entrance to Coquille River nearest city is Bandon  Coos county

Deactivated: 1939

Lens: Fourth order Fresnel.  Present lens solar powered (Not Active)

Elevation: Sea Level

Keepers: J. Frank Barker, Oscar Langlois / Currently the U.S Army corps of Engineers lease to the Oregon state parks

Notes: Coquille River lighthouse located in Bandon where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean, the Coquille River Lighthouse was first lit on February 29, 1896. The need for a lighthouse arose after the construction of a jetty at the river's entrance, which was authorized by Congress in 1880, due to the difficulties an increasing number of ships had navigating it.
In the late 1910s, Oscar Langlois became a keeper at the lighthouse. He was born at the Cape Blanco Lighthouse, where his father was serving as principal keeper. Choosing the same career for himself, Oscar accepted his first assignment to the Cape Arago Lighthouse in 1905. There, he met his wife, Marie Amundsen, daughter of the principal keeper. 
During Langlois lengthy service at the Coquille River Lighthouse, a forest fire swept into Bandon in 1936 and consumed all but sixteen of the towns 500 buildings. The lighthouse, separated from the fire by a water barrier, was not damaged. However, ash and soot found its way into the lighthouse requiring extra work from the keepers, who also provided shelter for some of the now homeless residents of Bandon. 
Upon the flattened Rackleff Rock rests this lighthouse, which was constructed from brick and encased with stucco. a wooden walkway was built to the keepers' duplex 650 feet away. A fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed in the cylindrical tower that was afixed to an elongated, octagonal room where a large trumpet was installed from its western wall and used as a fog signal. On March 1, 1896, the fog signal was used after a snow storm began there. 
The lighthouse was decommissioned after the Coast Guard gained control of it in 1934, as it was deemed unneccessary. An automatic beacon was installed at the south jetty, the dwelling disassembled, and the lighthouse abandoned.
In 1939, the Coast Guard took responsibility for the lighthouse and decided it was no longer needed. An automated beacon was placed at the end of the south jetty, the dwelling was disassembled, and the lighthouse was abandoned. The Bandon Lighthouse stood neglected for twenty-four years, until Bullards Beach State Park was created on the north side of the river. The grounds of the original 11-acre light station were included in the park, and the park assumed responsibility for the lighthouse. 
After 24 years of neglect, the Coquille River Lighthouse was incorporated into the newly created Bullards Beach State Park. Responsibility for the lighthouse on its 11-acre grounds was turned over to the Oregon State Parks. In a joint effort with the Army Corps of Engineers that began in 1976, repairs were made to the roof, bricks were replaced, and it was painted. Additional work began in 1991 during Bandon's centennial anniversary a solar-powered light was installed in the tower. At this writing, additional work is being done to shore up the lighthouse's foundation. 
Plans call for the restoration of the lantern room and the installation of a fourth-order Fresnel lens to be installed in the tower. Additional work to repair the stucco, and a replica foghorn have also been planned.
The lighthouse is situated two miles north of Bandon along Park Road. The tower and interior are open for certain hours May through October. Photographs may also be taken from across the Coquille River in Bandon.