They're a big draw for visitors, but so are the many local restaurants, attractions and oceanside vistas around town. This spring means the return of migrating gray whales on the Oregon coast, and there's no better place to see them than Depoe Bay, a town that advertises itself as 'the whale watching capital of Oregon.' Gray whales can be seen for most of the year in Depoe Bay, thanks to a resident population that feeds in the kelp beds just offshore. Keep watching and you might see a fluke – the tip of a whale's tail that comes out of the water as it dives deeper into the ocean. The first thing to look for is the spout, a faint jet of mist at the surface of the ocean.