# Sea Lion Caves

- **Country:** United States
- **Access:** private, with admission
- **Geology:** Littoral
- **Location:** Florence, Oregon
- **Difficulty:** novice
- **Photo Caption:** Sea lions inside the caves
- **Entrance Count:** 3

The sea level portion of this cave and the sea cliff rocks just outside the cave have become, over the centuries, the only known mainland rookery and hauling area (wintering home) of the Steller's sea lion and—to a lesser extent—the California sea lion.

![Photo of Sea Lion Caves](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Sea-Lion-Caves.png)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Lion_Caves (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)