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Oregon's Luxurious Beach Hotels
With no shortage of hotels along the famed Oregon coastline, it's not hard to find a place to sleep. But a well-appointed hotel can make your trip truly unforgettable.
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Best Campgrounds on Oregon Coast
Experience the thrill of camping along the Central Oregon Coast, while enjoying sand dunes, freshwater lakes, old growth forests, tidepools and miles of sandy beaches.
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Hike The Coast's Largest Lost City
Take a 5 or 9 mile hike over gravel roads and sand through what was once the largest city on the Oregon coast. You'll likely see more birds than people.
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Central Oregon Coast Attractions
It's easy to explore the Oregon Coast while traveling on a budget with these fun and interesting sites and events, much of which are free or low cost.
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Drift Creek Falls
This is a three mile hike on a beautifully maintained trail. It comes complete with a thrilling walk across a suspension bridge and a good view of a one hundred foot waterfall.
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Exciting Whale Watching in Oregon
Spot the mighty gray whales as the herd travels from Baja California, Mexico to the Bering Sea but remember your binoculars, and warm clothes as it is the Oregon Coast!
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Galen McBee Airport Park
Galen McBee Airport Park provides a short hike for those touring the Yamhill County wine country, pasing through the McMinville area, or just looking for a break from the hubbub of everyday activities.
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Hypoxic Areas Off the Oregon Coast
Studies of the California Current have recorded an increase in the occurrence of dead zones, free of oxygen off the coasts of Washington and Oregon.
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Oregon Coast Autumn Travel
As the warmest weather of the year arrives visitors have the opportunity to explore Newport's natural areas and historic landmarks while experiencing fewer crowds.
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Oregon Coast Fun Spring Festivals
Honor veterans and celebrate Memorial Day at the Oregon Coast during Loyalty Days in Newport and Fleet of Flowers in Depoe Bay, or celebrate at the Rhododendron Festival.
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Oregon Coast Music Festival Events
You won't want to miss the 23rd Annual Oregon Coast Music Festival in the Coos Bay area!
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Oregon Coast Treasure Millenium Glass Floats
Among the myriad treasures on the Oregon Coast, many visitors are fortunate enough to take home one of the most unique, a free handcrafted millennium glass float.
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Oregon Coast Winter Activities
Winter on the Oregon Coast brings storm watching, the annual gray whale migration and the popular Fisher Poets Gathering where fun and fish tales rule.
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To Make Some Salt: Lewis and Clark on the Oregon Coast
Common salt has played an important role in history. For the men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, salt was very desirable to season their meat. They established a saltworks about 15 miles from where they spent the winter of 1805-1806 at hastily constructed Fort Clatsop. You can visit their saltworks today near Seaside Oregon.
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Camping in Western Oregon
Enjoy the splendor of Oregon's scenic beauty, from the Oregon Coast to the Cascade Mountains, by staying at one of its many state park campgrounds.
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Classic Pacific Northwest Beaches
Throughout the Pacific Northwest, many towns have tried to remake themselves to reflect the original attitude of the coast. These towns have done it successfully.
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Florence Coast Vacation Activities
From sandboarding at the dunes, to browsing Old Town shops, enjoying a bowl of Mo's clam chowder to horseback riding at the beach, visit the top Florence, OR attractions.
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Best Oregon 4th of July Events
Small towns and cities in Western Oregon offer some of the best 4th of July celebrations with parades, live music, children's events and spectacular fireworks displays.
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Oregon's Halloween Haunts
Halloween isn't as simple as it once was. Here are some safe, fun alternatives to Trick-or-Treating.
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Oregon's North Central Coast
Just south of the north Oregon coast's most crowded and glittery tourist towns lies a stretch of coastline dotted with quiet beaches and picturesque fishing towns.
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D River Wayside's a Great Vacation
The D River Wayside is one of the most visited locations in Oregon "Because I can park right at the edge of the beach", according to one traveler.
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Field Guides to Pacific Shore Life
These guide books will help you identify the vast diversity of marine plants and animals that live on Pacific Ocean shores from Northern California to British Columbia.
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Oregon Hiking Guide Books
These hiking guides tell you how to find the best of the Oregon outdoors from the coast to lush evergreen forests to river canyons and the high desert.
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Oregon Wine Day Trips
While many wine country outposts can be removed from cities and take a long time to travel to, these Oregon wine destinations are close enough to home for a day trip.
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Pacific Tide Pool Seaweed & Algae
Forests of sea plants crowd around the edges of pools left behind on rocky Pacific shores when the tide is at its lowest.
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Wildflower Safaris: West Coast Sunshine and Early Blooms
Out there, the polished glow of west coast sunshine is generously ladled over the landscape, and early blooms brighten roadsides, flashing motorists with glimpses of bare, naked color. There may even be a few suggestive ententes whispered.
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