Info/Gift Center

Information & Gift Center: 11:00 – 3:00 Daily

Step into the past. The Information and Gift Center (IGC) is designed after the original Simpson Mansion that was located on the bluff where the Observation Building is now, overlooking the ocean. The entry columns are reminiscent of the columns in the Simpson’s garden in the early 1900s. Please feel free to come in and look around, visit with the hosts or select brochures from our wide arrange of subjects related to the local area.

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AND NEEDED TO HELP US IN THE INFORMATION AND GIFT CENTER-This is an all-volunteer operation that is a primary source of funding for many of the Friend’s activities and the Park’s Physical Development and Interpretive Programs. As volunteers, we get to meet people from all over the world and share our area with them. It is fun and informative while generating much needed funds for the park.

To volunteer in the Information and Gift center, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Pam Stevens at 541-551-1290 or click on Contact Us on the main page with your name and phone number and email address and we will contact you.

The Information and Gift Center (IGC) carries a variety of items for everyone. For the hiker, we have walking sticks, water and a wide array of snacks. For the historian, we have many books related to our area. Home Schooling? We have books and science project kit. Interested in birds? We carry feeders and informative books about care or identifying local birds. And much more…. We have a whole youth section with puppets, books, games, toys, puzzles, activities and our very popular Shore Acres Mining Rocks. We have great DVDs showing history of the park, Holiday Lights scenes set to music and a Holiday Lights screen saver for your computer. Our store carries an array of Shore Acre branded clothing including jackets, sweatshirts and T- shirts from small to 2X. We also carry a nice selection of jewelry, stocking and ball caps, purses, coin purses, gloves and scarves.

Our garden decorations have expanded with our covered porch expansion. We carry many different sizes of garden sculptures, solar lights, wind spinners and of course our fabulous wind chimes.

We currently carry two Shore Acre puzzles, one of Holiday Lights and our newest one is a beautiful spring garden scene.

We carry so much more in the IGC giving our customers a great selection of mementos and gifts for just about anyone.

Note – no changes to current remaining content starting with Penny machine.

WE CARRY MANY ITEMS MADE BY LOCAL ARTISTS AND VENDORS USING LOCAL PRODUCTS.
• Shore Acres scenes on magnets, clothing, mugs and postcards with scenes taken by our supporters and only available here. All of our postcards are produced locally and cannot be purchased elsewhere.
• New items arrive weekly. Come see what is new! Comments, questions or ideas? CONTACT US: 541-294-5094.
• Please feel free to come into the Information and Gift Center to look around, ask questions and visit with the great people who volunteer to make your visit a pleasant one.
• “A Gathering of the Finches” is again in stock. Don’t miss reading Jane Kirkpatrick’s story of the Simpson household and the start of the beautiful Shore Acres Gardens. We have Judy and Dick Wagner’s “L.J.: The Uncommon Life of Louis Jerome Simpson” a history of the founder of Shore Acres, and Stephen Beckham’s “The Simpsons of Shore Acres.”
• DVDs: “Gardens Above the Waves at Shore Acres State Park” (includes Holiday Lights scenes) and “The Shore Acres Story” (the history of Shore Acres).