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South Oregon Coast
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Bandon
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
blue heron, bald eagles, ducks, viewing deck
Beach Loop Drive / Bandon Beach
many access points and great spots for beach combing and photography
Blacklock Point Trail
4.3 mile hike, great view of the ocean
Coquille Point
part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
tide pools
Coquille River Lighthouse
Face Rock
offshore rock formation
Floras Lake
Old Town
Paid / Museums / Shops
Bandon Historical Society Museum
West Coast Game Park Safari
Brookings-Harbor
Redwoods country
Alfred A. Loeb State Park
on Chetco River (hiking)
Azalea Park
Chetco Point Park
Harris Beach State Park
Macklyn Cove
Port of Brookings Harbor
can see St. George Reef Lighthouse and whales
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
- Redwood Nature Loop
- Oregon Redwoods Trail
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
12 miles of coastline with many scenic viewpoints
- Arch Rock
- Indian Sands Trail
- Whaleshead Thunder Rock Cove
Paid / Museums / Shops
Blake House
Chetco Valley Historical Society Museum
- 99 foot Monterey cypress (tallest in the U.S.)
Coos Bay / North Bend / Charleston
Oregon’s Bay Area
Cape Arago State Park
tide pools, great views, cove trails
Downtown (North Bend)
Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area
hiking, waterfalls
Horsfall Beach (North Bend)
miles of open sand (south-most tip of Dunes Recreation Area)
shipwreck of the George Olson schooner
Bluebill Trail around Bluebill Lake (frogs, salamanders, etc.)
Oregon Coast Trail
connects between three parks
Sawmill & Tribal Trail
Shore Acres State Park
lights at holidays, observation for gray whales in winter and spring
South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
4,800 acres of wetlands for paddling and hiking
Sunset Bay State Park & Campground
good one for families, has tent camping and yurts; by wind-protected beach
Paid / Museums / Shops
Charleston Marina Complex
Choshi Gardens / Mingus Park
Coos Art Museum
Coos History Museum
Egyptian Theatre
Oregon Coast Historical Railway Museum
Gold Beach
part of Oregon’s banana belt
Agnes (town nearby)
good hiking close by
Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor
6 m south
great views of coastline 500 ft below
hiking trails & picnic areas
Francis Schrader Old Growth Trail
1 mile loop through forest
Gold Beach
good agate, jasper, petrified wood, jade hunting
Kissing Rock
Meyers Creek
Myrtle Tree Trail
State’s largest myrtle tree at 88 feet tall
Pistol River
Wild and Scenic Rogue River
Rogue River Bridge
1931 landmark
Paid / Museums / Shops
Dumire’s Bliss Coffee & Ice Cream Shoppe
Curry Historical Society Museum
Gold Beach Books
Port Hole Cafe
Port Orford
Forest and mountains meet the sea (oldest town on the Coast?!)
Battle Rock Park
Cape Blanco State Park
Cape Blanco Lighthouse (1870, oldest working one in state)
great for winter storm watching
Paradise Point State Recreation Site
Elk River
Humbug Mountain
hiking - Nesika Beach nearby, rhododendrons, ferns
Port of Orford / downtown
cranes hoisting fishing boats out of the shallow water harbor
Port Orford Heads State Park
historic Coast Guard lifeboat station
Port Orford trails system
Prehistoric Gardens
roadside - life-size dinosaurs and other prehistoric animal sculptures
Rocky Point
tide pools
Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve
Paid / Museums / Shops
coming soon
Reedsport
Gateway to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area
Downtown
Boardwalk and observation tower by Umpqua River
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
40-miles of beachfront
John Dellenback Dunes Trail - accessed at Eel Creek Campground (5.4 m)
Loon Lake
swimming, camping, waterfall
Rainbow Plaza Boat Launch
picnics and swimming, views of the Umpqua Bridges
Tahkenitch Creek Trail
Half Moon Bay (swimming)
Umpqua Dunes
Umpqua River
Paid / Museums / Shops
Umpqua Discovery Center
Winchester Bay
Crabber’s paradise
Lake Marie
swimming, 1 mile walk
Tenmile Lake
one of the state’s largest lakes
Umpqua Lighthouse
165 feet, whale watching and winter storm watching
year round tours
Paid / Museums / Shops
coming soon