Everything You Need To Know About The Oregon Coast
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Oregon Dunes KOA is strategically located to be your home base for all that the Bay Area has to offer. Spend the day in Charleston - Visit and hike the trails at South Slough Estuary, rent a canoe and paddle the estuary, or visit Shore Acres and see the botanical gardens or whale watch from the pavilion. Travel a bit farther on Cape Arago Hwy and walk down to the tide pools. On your way back, watch the sea lions from the overlook |
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The Oregon Coast is famous for its Lighthouses. We have some located both north and south of us. And don't forget to check our store for postcards showing Oregon Coast Lighthouses |
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Oregon Coast Geology
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We have a notebook in the office that lists many of our favorite restaurant and other attractions in the area. Just ask us when you check in about any special interests that you have and we will do our best to assist you. |
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One of the oldest continuously working Myrtlewood Factories on the Southern Oregon Coast, The Oregon Connection welcomes you to browse the many unique and interesting gifts available. Their items are made to the highest quality standards, each one-of-a-kind piece hand turned by skilled craftsmen, assuring a product of incredible beauty that is sure to grace your home for many years to come |
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Try out your new myrtlewood putters at the Kentuck Golf Course overlooking beautiful Coos Bay, located just a few miles down the road from the campground |
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If you enjoy windsurfing, a great place to go is under the historical McCullough Bridge or Empire Docks. Be sure to bring your wetsuit, because the water is cold! |
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There are a number of crabbing and clamming sites just a short drive from the campground. You may crab at the Empire boat dock, the Charleston docks, or from a boat. Bays, estuaries, beaches, tide pools, and jetties are open all year. Check here for more information. |
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There are about 400 gray whales that do not go as far north as Alaska to feed in the summer. They feed along coasts of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. We generally have whales on the central coast from July through mid November. These whales are seen very close to shore while feeding and can often be seen from many of the same locations indicated on the map. Shore Acres and Umpqua Lighthouse are the two closest vantage points for whale watching. |
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The communities of coastal southern Oregon have a special history of self-sufficiency and extensive reliance on waterways. The Coos Historical & Maritime Museum is a cultural gathering place that encourages awareness and appreciation of the region's unique history as a key to its future. The museum collects, preserves, and presents images, artifacts, documents and information relevant to that history, and serve the community with lectures, school programs, and author nights as well as exhibits, research services, and a museum store. |
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The 32nd Annual Oregon Coast Music Festival
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Established in 1950, the Coos Art Museum is the third oldest Art museum in Oregon. Housed in the former US Post Office, an art deco style building, the museum features multi-discipline changing exhibits and a highly regarded permanent print collection of Contemporary Northwest Art. The Steve Prefontaine Memorial Gallery is on the 2nd floor and features the famed runner’s medals and the running shoes he wore when breaking the record for the 5000m at the University of Oregon |
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More great local theater at Little Theatre on the Bay |
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Check out the links to learn all about the tide pools in our area. The Tide Pools at the end of Cape Arago highway are spectacular. On the way watch the sea lions from the overlook. You can check out Tide Chart information during your stay. |
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The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is located approximately 20 miles from Oregon Dunes KOA in Charleston, Oregon. An outing to Charleston makes a wonderful day trip from the campground. The South Slough Estuary is a natural laboratory, studying tides and marine life, among many other things. During the summer months, they offer various guided canoe and kayak tours. Check out their website for more information |
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Located approximately 20 miles from the campground in Charleston, Oregon, Shore Acres has magnificent botanical gardens and spectacular ocean vistas. No matter what the season is, there is always something to do at Shore Acres. Rhodies to Roses, Holiday Light Show, and whale or storm watching covers 12 months of the year. |
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Check out Bob's Sportfishing located in the small boat basin in Charleston, Oregon. They offer 5 hour bottom fishing trips from March through September. They have a reputation for a high catch rate and their crew will do their best to assist you in catching as many fish as possible. It's fun for the entire family! |
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Betty Kay Charters offers fun and adventure on their 6 hour trips for deep sea fishing and whale watching. Captain Bill and Captain Kathi are ready to give you a memorable, fun fishing experience while teaching you about many species of wildlife. |
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Roosevelt elk are Oregon's largest land mammal, weighing up to 1100 pounds and standing as tall as 5 feet as the shoulder. Antlers can reach spreads of nearly three feet. For over 2 decades, visitors have enjoyed seeing these magnificent animals at Dean Creek |
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The Umpqua Discovery Center is an educational and cultural resource for all ages making active, innovative contributions to preserving the Oregon "Tidewater Community" experience. Interactive exhibits and programs illustrate how land, water and people have shaped each other over time. |
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Enjoy the golden age of live melodrama theater at the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille, Oregon. Cheer on brave heroes, ooh and aah over lovely heroines, and boo and hiss at the most dastardly villains ever to take the stage. It's all in good fun and happens every summer at the Sawdust Theatre |
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Experience West Coast Game Park, the original walk thru Safari, where visitors meet, pet, film, and walk among hundreds of free-roaming wildlife. |
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Wildlife Safari is a fun-filled family destination where you can view over 500 animals in their natural habitat, roaming freely as they do in the wild! Visitors to the park drive through a 4.5 mile trek to see animals from Africa, Asia and the America’s. This unique setting offers many opportunities to get up close and personal with animals large and small Winston is about a 1 3/4 hour drive from Oregon Dunes KOA. There are also some great wineries in the area of the safari park. |
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webmaster Kathy Gross |
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