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The wife and I are planning on cruising along the coast during the week leading up to the Shoreline shows. My original plan was to start around Portland, but we may just be heading up to Halsey,OR and then going west from there. Anyway, I am just looking for some input on what is cool to see along the coast and where. Where are the best towns to stay? Plannig is just beginning for us. See you at Shoreline...
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Take Hwy. 34 through
Take Hwy. 34 through Corvallis to Waldport. The coast between Waldport and Florence is spectacular - high cliffs and great views. Florence to Coos Bay is all dunes and sandy beaches - can get windy. Coos Bay to Cal is a mixed bag of small towns, beaches, and cliffs.
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Some of those stretches of
Some of those stretches of road are really slow so google the drive times from point a to b for each day before you decide.
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A whole week should be
A whole week should be sufficient to cover the whole Oregon to SF trip, but yes, it can be slow going so don't let the raw distances on the map fool you. Lots of winding roads and small towns will slow your travel. But why go fast? The coastal highway between Astoria, Oregon and SF (or vice versa) is one of the great American road trips everyone should do at least once. Take your time and take it in.
Are you going to be camping?
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Agreed, Waldport to Florence
Agreed, Waldport to Florence loaded with cool things to see; Devils Churn just south of Yachats is spectacular, big waves crashing on rocks at high tides, and tidal pools at low tides. Several sights to see in that area (and yachats a cool artsy town with live folk music every night). There's a hobbit hole or something down there too.
Florence to Coos Bay is sand dunes (ATV vs yawn).
Shore acres state park southwest of Coos Bay is truly spectacular, especially when big waves hit! Has botanical gardens too, but known for the spectacular wave vs rock action, here's a vid I took a few months ago before my camera crapped out on me (salt water)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7wiDKZnpg&index=27&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBX...
South of there many cool places to check out, cranberry bogs, Cape Blanco, Gold beach (where the Rogue meets the Pacific), on down to the redwoods!
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Doing OR coast 1st time since
Doing OR coast 1st time since 95 this fall. Will enjoy this thread.
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Here's some random acts of
Here's some random acts of info for anyone going coastal here in Oregonia, both official links and videos i've taken recently; (heading north to south)
Waldport (where the Alsea meets the mighty pacific, sometimes Whales feed here, lots of seals and other wildlife)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECAB7se4Ysg&index=4&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXw...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9bmkJ_tePg&index=6&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXw...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-X9oRzLUI0&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
Yachats (arts community)
http://yachats.org
Cape Perpetua, Devils Churn, and Thors Well, just south of Yachats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Churn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Perpetua
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Perpetua#Cape_Perpetua_Scenic_Area
Sea lion caves (this may be the most touristy thing on the coast, in the old days they'd slap a bumper sticker on every car that entered the parking lot, lol)
http://www.sealioncaves.com
Hobbit Trail;
http://thatoregonlife.com/2016/09/hobbit-trail-oregon/
Shore Acres state park (Cape Arago, Winchester);
http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=68
http://shoreacres.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5zDjVjP-WY&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnef_fkCMjM&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcTe6gLGzd8&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
Cape Blanco (western most part of lower 48, windy too!)
http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=44
Port Orford;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ahlKZ_w8U0&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
Sisters Rock (south of Humbug Mountain, north of Gold beach)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blH9Q93k1xc&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXwYFb4JB-1...
Otter Point (north of Gold Beach)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFunEojuSc&index=1&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBXw...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98UBjIpziBM&index=15&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBX...
Rogue River at Gold Beach;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMthPa2zz8&index=11&list=PLwqyoM3aKNMBX...
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>>>>Waldport (where the Alsea
>>>>Waldport (where the Alsea meets the mighty pacific)
If you want to try your hand at crabbing, that is a very good spot. Even if you don't have a boat and the gear, you can rent crab rings and buy bait near the public dock in Waldport on the Alsea river and could be pulling up shit tons of Dungeness crab right from the public dock. Whether they will be of the right size and sex to be keepers is another story.
Yaquina Bay about a half hour north of Waldport (through an amazing stretch of costal highway) also has great crabbing right off the public pier and, depending on the tides, clam digging too. Yaquina Bay also has Red Rock crabs which are smaller than the Dungeness, but just as tasty and without size or sex limits (you still only keep the big ones), so you can always get a cooler full of crabs there and cook them up at your campsite or yurt. There are other places further up the coast were you can rent crab rings and catch your own dinner.
If you like deep sea fishing, most of the towns up and down the coast have inexpensive half day charters for rock fish, where you can easily load your cooler with as much fish as you can eat in a week and possibly flash freeze and send back home more.
The state parks up and down the coast are the way to go. You can camp up in the woods of the Coast Range for free, but that means navigating twisty mountain roads in the fog and rain and its often hard to find a flat clearing that you can park your rig. The state parks on the beach are $23 a night, but it is well worth it to camp right near the beach with all the amenities. Just be sure to make reservations well in advance.
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What Shoreline shows?
What Shoreline shows?
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>>>Are you going to be
>>>Are you going to be camping?
We're hotelling it.
Driving in our Chevy Cruze - Great gas mileage, Can't pack too much.
What Shoreline shows?
The ones on 6/3&4
Thanks for all the links and advice!
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It's all too Beautiful;
It's all too Beautiful;
But you must stop in at Yüzen sushi restaurant near Waldport or Seal Rock.
Time it so you get there.
Trust me, it's worth a visit.
Everything along the Ride will be fun, but take a few extra minutes to photograph the lovely Bridges which you'll ride over on the Coastal road.
There are several which are exemplary structures designed to pay homage to the gorgeous natural landscape which they surmount.
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I agree that the bridges were
I agree that the bridges were a particularly attractive feature, along with the mad nature action.
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" Oregon's legendary bridge
" Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast ..."