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So many things to do on the central Oregon coast! You'll discover some of Oregon's most picturesque coastal scenery, rugged cliffs and miles of sandy beaches. In addition to beautiful shoreline and great beaches, visitors are treated to other area attractions, including: historical places of interest, lighthouses, art, fishing, whale watching, bird watching or watching fish and other marine life at the aquarium.
Oregon's Lincoln County, with more than 60 miles of spectacular coastline, is a family vacation destination, where everyone can enjoy beautiful beaches, great restaurants, unique shops, historic places, and a variety of attractions and recreational activities.
At Oregon Beach Accommodations, you can find the ideal accommodations to enjoy the coast and local activities or just relax and spend quality time with friends and family. We exclusively manage privately owned Central Oregon coast vacation rentals. We specialize in the finest oceanfront and ocean view vacation homes, cottages and condominiums. By staying in one of our Oregon coast vacation rentals, you can be assured of spending your vacation in the finest accommodations on the central Oregon coast.
To help you plan the most perfect get-away or vacation that you've been waiting for, we offer the following links to you for immediate access to more information about area activities, local shops and restaurants and historical attractions.
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Newport
http://www.thecityofnewport.net/ City of Newport
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/ Marine Science Center
http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/transit/ Local Bus Information & Schedule
http://www.coastarts.org/home.cfm?dir_cat=31529 Performing Arts
http://www.aquarium.org/ Oregon Coast Aquarium
http://www.oregonoyster.com/ Oregon Oyster Farm
http://www.marinersquare.com/ Mariner Square- Wax Works, Undersea Gardens, Ripley's Believe it or not
http://www.jazzatnewport.org/ Festival / Jazz at Newport
http://www.occc.cc.or.us/oystercloyster/ Festival / Oyster Cloister
http://www.newportchamber.org/swf/ Newport Seafood and Wine Festival
http://www.newportchamber.org/ Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce
Newport, located on the central Oregon coast, has been a favorite tourist destination since the 1860s. The small, succulent Yaquina Bay oyster made Newport world famous, and a popular destination for seafood lovers. Now commercially grown, visitors can buy the oysters and watch them being processed at the Oregon Oyster Company.
Other favorite Newport activities include visiting the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area and the Yaquina Head Interpretive Center. Climb to the top of the 93 foot Yaquina Head Lighhouse, and see the spectacular view from Oregon's tallest lighthouse. In the Natural Area, visitors can find coastal sea birds such as cormorants, murres, and guillemonts, as well as harbor seals, sea lions and grey whales. The Natural Area's system of manmade ocean tidepools at Quarry Cove is an entertaining place to find tiny tide pool creatures, and is wheelchair accessible. The Interpretive Center has many different displays, from tidepool life to lighthouse life.
Numerous fishing charters are available to take visitors out for salmon and bottom fishing. Crabbing and clamming are also excellent in Yaqina Bay. Crab pots, clam shovels and guns and other equipment can be rented at local tackle shops. They will also offer tips on tides and techniques for a successful trip to the beach.
Bay Boulevard is a popular tourist area, where restaurants, galleries, shops, and attractions such as Ripley's Believe it or Not, the Waxworks Museum and the Undersea Gardens are side by side with working canneries and fish-packing plants. Visitors can also sign up for bay tours and whale watching tours on the bayfront. Crabbing trips are available, and many of the charter boats have facilities for cooking the crabs back at the docks, for an additional fee. Some lodging establishments have crab rings for rent, as well as crab cookers for guests to use. Parking can be hard to find, so it pays to go early, or visit during a walk around town.
Waldport
http://www.waldport-chamber.com/ Events
http://www.o2fish.com/o2fishwintersteelhead.htm Alsea River Fishing
Waldport is central located on the Oregon Coast, Waldport beautiful scenery and small town hospitality has been its main attraction for locals and tourist. This little town is settled just south of Newport and north of Yachats. Waldport is the home of the beautiful Alsea River, the river pores into Waldport's bay before reaching the might Pacific Ocean. The Alsea bay is a delightful playground of people of all ages, wheare it is boating, fishing, crabbing, or simply flying a kite in the ocean air. Beach combers days are greatly celebrated with week long events that take place long Waldport's shores, this is a great time for agate hunting, beach clean up and hunting of the glass floats that wash up on the beaches.
The Alsea River holds great fun for the whole family, with public camp grounds, boat ramps, and hiking trails. The Alsea is a small river approximate 165k long, it drains thought out the coastal rang southwest of Corvallis, it raise in several forks in the northwest before finding its way down the winding valleys and though the mountains. The Alsea runs thought the Siuslaw National forest then entering the Alsea bay before dumping into the Pacific Ocean. The wild salmon run up the river, making the river a fisherman's dream.
Yachats
Depoe Bay
http://www.boat-links.com/DepoeBay/ Festival / Wooden Boat Festival and Crab Feed
http://www.fleetofflowers.org/ Fleet of Flowers, Memorial Day
http://www.tradewindscharters.com/ Tradewinds Charters
http://www.whalespoken.org/ Whale Watching
http://www.depoebaychamber.org/ Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce
Located on the central Oregon coast, Depoe Bay has become a favorite of coastal visitors for its unique tidal attractions and variety of eating and shopping opportunities. For several million years the Pacific Ocean has been carving its way through the tough basalt formations that form the sides of Depoe Bay, resulting in the smallest year-round navigable harbor in the world.
The picturesque bay is landlocked, except for the harbor entrance through the rocks, which can accommodate boats up to fifty feet in length. Visitors watch with excitement as the vessels make their way to and from the sea through the narrow channels leading under Highway 101 to the harbor, known locally as "shooting the hole." For those wishing to brave the seas themselves, there are numerous charter fishing and whale watching companies.
Depending on tidal conditions, visitors can watch and sometimes be drenched by the famous spouting horns that shoot geysers of salt water into the air, yards away from Highway 101. Depoe Bay is two hours from Portland, Oregon and the Portland International Airport.
Indian Style Salmon Bake
This event is held every year on the third Saturday in September in a picturesque setting on the south end of the "Worlds Smallest Harbor". Watch the boats in the harbor against a back drop of one of the oldest bridges in Oregon while enjoying a meal of fresh locally caught salmon. Cooked over an open fire on wooden stakes, the salmon is cooked to perfection and served with cole slaw, tartar sauce, lemon wedges, garlic bagel, sherbet, and your choice of drinks. Enjoy your meal and the entertainment and then take a FREE shuttle to downtown for discount shopping, people and whale watching.
Seal Rock
http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/Oregon/Coast/SealRock/ Pictures
Yuzen Sushi Bar
Seal Rock, Oregon, phone: 541-563-4766
Antique Stores
Boardwalk 10841 NW Pacific Coast Hwy #4, Seal Rock, OR 97376, phone: (541) 563-2108
Collectors Choice Antiques
10261 NW Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Rock, OR 97376, phone: (541) 563-4899
Needful Things
10841 NW Pacific Coast Hwy #3, Seal Rock, OR 97376, phone: (541) 563-7042
Purple Pelican Antiques
10285 NW Pacific Coast Hwy, Seal Rock, OR 97376, phone: (541) 563-4166
Lincoln City
http://or-lcthf.org/ Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
http://www.oregonsurf.com/html/surfspots_central.html Surf Sports
http://www.katu.com/weather/cameras/3601316.html Web Cam
http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/transit/ Local Bus Information & Schedule
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/weather/tides/tides.html Tide Predictions
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/97367 Weather
http://www.lcchamber.com/Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
The mighty Pacific Ocean greets the beach along 7 gorgeous miles in Lincoln City. The beauty and activities along the seashore change with the seasons, adding spice and variety. There are excellent locations for wave, whale, sunset and storm watching, and the beach is a treasure trove for collecting driftwood, agates, shells and floats. Large rocks emerging from the sea create perfect pockets for tide pooling during low tides, and beach hiking, surfing, windsurfing and fishing challenge adventure seekers. 15 public beach accesses welcome those who wish to indulge!
Devils Lake, deep only in terms of Indian folklore, is 1/3 mile wide, 3 miles long, and reaches a depth of only 22 feet. Nine species of freshwater fish beckon the fisherman, while water sports such as windsurfing, water skiing, knee-boarding and jet skiing engage other sports enthusiasts. Flowing from Devils Lake is the "D" River, which holds the title of the "World's Shortest River". From its source at Devils Lake, the river reaches its destination of the Pacific in a mere 120 feet.
Fly your own kite or watch the spectacular aerial displays of color and shape at the D River Wayside. Voted the "Kite Capital of the World", Lincoln City receives steady winds because of our unique location on the 45th parallel. Or, try all seven golf courses for a smorgasbord of birdies, bogies and eagles. For the weather enthusiast, one of the greatest Lincoln City thrills without the chills is watching a feisty coastal storm from a cozy perch. Turbulent seas and howling winds set the sand and your imagination swirling as you peer into the eye of the storm. Storm watching is best during the winter months.
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