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Central Oregon Coast

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Depoe Bay

Whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast

Blow Hole
downtown geologic feature

Oregon State Parks Whale Watching Center

Paid / Museums / Shops
Whale, Sea Life & Shark Museum

Florence

close to mouth of the Siuslaw River

Darlingtonia State Natural Site
boardwalk through the bog to see the rare cobra lily

Downtown
Historic Old Town on Siuslaw River waterfront
Port of Siuslaw

Oregon Dunes Recreation Area
42 miles - largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America

Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint
great tide pools

Honeyman Memorial State Park

Siltcoos River Canoe Trail
through dunes into saltwater estuary

Siuslaw River Bridge
1930s Art Deco / National Register of Historic Places
Siuslaw River Bridge Interpretive Center (walkways)

Paid / Museums / Shops / Other
Sea Lion Caves
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum

Lincoln City

Cascade Head Preserve

Devil’s Lake
SUP, kayaking, canoeing

Drift Creek Falls
3 miles, suspension bridge, waterfall

Inn at Spanish Head
Food and whale watching

Roads End State Recreation Site
7-mile stretch of beach north of town

Siletz Bay
agate hunting and storm watching
nature walking (in the Wildlife Refuge)

Toledo

Port of Toledo Paddle Park
25 acres of wetlands for kayaking

Waterfront Park

Yaquina River
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Paid / Museums / Shops
Toledo History Center
Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society

Newport

Seal Rock State Recreation Site (south of Newport)
great tide pools

Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
great tide pools

Paid / Museum / Shops / Other

Waldport

on Alsea Bay and mouth of the Alsea River

Alsea Bay Bridge

Alsea River Trail
kayaking, SUP

Beach
7 miles of sandy secluded coastline
Driftwood Beach (known for agates)

Lint Slough Trail
kayaking, SUP

Woodland Trail
hiking

Paid / Museums / Shops
Alsea Bay Historic Interpretive Center
Pacific Sourdough
Waldport Heritage Museum

Yachats

pronounced “YAW-hots”

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
26 miles of trails in old-growth forest

Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint
Strawberry Hill - great tide pools

Smelt Sands State Recreation Site
.75 m 804 Trail (part of Oregon Coast Trail, connects to 7-mile beach stretch)

Paid / Museums / Shops
Bread & Roses
Green Salmon Coffee and Tea
Little Log Church and Museum

Ongoing events

February
Antique Collectibles Week in Lincoln City
Finders Keepers in Lincoln City year-round event where 3,000 blown-glass floats are hidden along the beaches