South of Reedsport, near milepost 215 on US-101, is the tiny town of Winchester Bay. It is mostly a harbor with docks for fishing boats, and campgrounds oriented at OHV riders there to ride in the dunes. The entire stretch of coastline from the mouth of the Umpqua River to the mouth of Coos Bay is part of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and sections near Winchester Bay are open to OHV riding.
Salmon Harbor Drive runs west from US-101 at the base of the headland occupied by the Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. The drive passes by and provides access to parking areas for the docks and campgrounds for OHVs. At the mouth of the Umpqua River, it turns south to run a few miles parallel to the beach and provides access to a series of beach access points and OHV staging areas.
Salmon Harbor Drive beach access points, from north to south:
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| 117 | Triangle BeachSalmon Harbor Drive in Winchester Bay offers access to the dunes and beach access points south of the Umpqua River mouth. At the mouth, two jetties form a triangle with a sandy beach, enclosing a sheltered aquaculture lagoon. Access to this beach is via 117.⬆ N to Umpqua River ⬇ 100 yards? S to118 |
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| 118 | S. Umpqua JettySalmon Harbor Drive in Winchester Bay offers access to the dunes and beach access points south of the Umpqua River mouth. At the mouth, two jetties form a triangle with a sandy beach, enclosing a sheltered aquaculture lagoon. From the south jetty, a long sandy beach backed by dunes stretches ~15 miles to the south.⬆ 100 yards? N to 117 ⬇ 1 mi? S to119 |
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| 119 | S. Umpqua #2Salmon Harbor Drive in Winchester Bay offers access to the dunes and beach access points south of the Umpqua River mouth. About a mile south of the south jetty, 119 offers paved parking, pit toilets, a foredune observation point, and beach access.⬆ 1 mi? N to 118 ⬇ 1.1 mi S to 120 ⬇ 3.6 mi S to 121 |
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| 120 | S. Umpqua #3Salmon Harbor Drive in Winchester Bay offers access to the dunes and beach access points south of the Umpqua River mouth. At the end of the road, a couple of miles south of the south jetty, 120 offers paved parking, flush toilets, a park host, OHV staging, and beach access.⬆ 2? mi N to 118 ⬆ 1.1 mi N to 119 ⬇ 2.5 mi S to 121 |
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