The Oregon Coast
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1. Astoria Column
Memorial/Monument/TombFor the best view of the city, the Coast Range, volcanic Mt. Helens, and the Pacific Ocean, scamper up the 164 spiral stairs to the top of the...Read More
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2. Cape Lookout State Park
Park (National/State/Provincial)Located about 8 miles south of the beach town Netarts, this park includes a moderately easy (though often muddy) 2-mile trail—marked on the...Read More
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3. Columbia River Maritime Museum
Museum/GalleryOne of Oregon's best coastal attractions illuminates the maritime history of the Pacific Northwest and provides visitors with a sense of the...Read More
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4. Haystack Rock
Geological SiteTowering over the broad, sandy beach is a gorgeous, 235-foot-high dome that is one of the most photographed natural wonders on the Oregon Coast...Read More
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5. Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeEach of the colossal rocks jutting from the ocean between Bandon and Brookings is protected as part of this 19-acre refuge, in total comprising...Read More
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6. Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Nautical Site/LighthouseThe tallest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast has been blinking its beacon since its head keeper first walked up its 114 steps to light the wicks...Read More
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7. Cape Arago Lighthouse
Nautical Site/LighthouseOn a rock island just offshore from Charleston near Sunset Bay State Park, this lighthouse has had several iterations; the first lighthouse...Read More
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8. Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
Beach–SightHuge waves pound the jagged sandstone cliffs and caves here, and the much-photographed, 327-foot-high Haystack Rock (not to be confused with...Read More
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9. Cape Meares State Park
Nautical Site/LighthouseOn the northern tip of the Three Capes Loop is Cape Meares State Park. The restored Cape Meares Lighthouse, built in 1890 and open to the...Read More
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10. Charleston Marina Complex
Marina/Pier/DockAt this bustling marina 8 miles west of Coos Bay, there's a launch ramp, a store with tackle and marine supplies, an RV park, a motel, restaurants...Read More
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11. Coos History Museum & Maritime Collection
Museum/GalleryThis modern 11,000-square-foot museum with expansive views of the Coos Bay waterfront contains an exhaustive collection of memorabilia related...Read More
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12. Fort Stevens State Park
Military SiteThis earthen fort at Oregon's northwestern tip was built during the Civil War to guard the Columbia River against attack. None came until World...Read More
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13. Hanthorn Cannery Museum
Museum/GalleryDrive or walk over the rickety-seeming (but actually completely sturdy) bridge onto historic Pier 39, which juts out into the Columbia River...Read More
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14. South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeThe 5,000-acre reserve's fragile ecosystem supports everything from algae to bald eagles and black bears. More than 300 species of birds have...Read More
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15. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Nautical Site/LighthouseThe state's oldest wooden lighthouse was only in commission for three years (1871–74), because it was determined that it was built in the wrong...Read More
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