50 milies of the Oregon Coast, from Herman Cape at Heceta Head south to the Coos River, is dominated by sand dunes. Much of this unusual and magical area is administered as the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The north end is largely occupied by the city of Florence; the ODNRA extends 42 miles southward from the Siuslaw River to the mouth of the Coos River.
Highlights include:
South Jetty Dunes & Beach at the Siuslaw River
Jessie M. Honeyman State Park
Woahink Lake attractions
Siltcoos Lake attractions
Siltcoos Beach dunes & camping
Carter Lake, Taylor Dunes
Oregon Dunes Overlook
Tahkenitch Creek hiking loop
Tahkenitch Lake attractions
Sparrow Park beach
Visitor's Center in Reedsport
Winchester Bay area dunes
William Tugman SP
Tenmile Lake / Lakeside?
Eel Creek campground (USFS)
John Dellenback Dunes Trail
Horsfall Beach at the Coos River
There is a Visitor's Center at the highway junction in Reedsport. In 2019, it looked closed every time I drove past. In 2020 pandemic times, it appears positively abandoned.
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