Oregon’s Shore

Weekend of Aug 27, 28

As we travelled along the Oregon Pacific Coast northward, we came across coves, bays, marinas, seals, whales, and a botanical garden.

Oregon provides numerous State Park facilities along the Pacific. They are clean, well maintained, efficiently staffed, and mostly free. These parks range from simple pull-off overlooks to superior campgrounds, beaches to cliff-tops. The views are always magnificent, and access to the water is almost always included, though a bit too steep for us.

One stop was an overlook staffed with volunteers who pointed out the seals and sea lions nearby, although we could clearly hear them before we looked through binoculars.

The next overlook provided glimpses of a grey whale spouting and waving it’s tail for us. Photos are almost impossible to catch of this far away quick action.

Our campground was one of the top 10 in Oregon. 

Nearby is the Charleston Marina, an active fishing harbor, including good restaurants and a nice memorial to those lost at sea.

       Fresh Tuna available here.

One of the most spectacular parks we visited, Shore Acres, was once an estate of the very wealthy Louis Simpson family. Their home is gone, but their extensive botanical garden remains.

Other lovely homes are tucked into the cliffs along the coast.









Sometimes, Mother Nature puts too many clouds in the sky for us to view a fabulous sunset, even at Sunset Beach, but she did give us just a peek.