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Four Incredibly Cool Places to Play n Stay, Central Oregon Coast Published 04/23/21 at 5:55 PM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff Latest Coastal Lodging News AlertsIn Seaside: Includes exclusive listings; major specials now that storm watch season is here Reedsport to Brookings, places to stay; winter deals (Lincoln City, Oregon) – Venturing down the central Oregon coast, tempting beach accesses and expansive glimpses of ocean whiz past as you drive even at slower speeds, popping i...

Curious Travel Tips from Oregon Coast You Havent Considered Published 04/19/21 at 9:25 PM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Oregon Coast) – From fossils to the curiosities of spring and summer, untamed wildlife and finding less crowds, theres still so much to discover about the Oregon coast, no matter how many times youve been there. Seasons change and so do the facets of fun around here. Take a look at some travel tips you probably dont know. Cape Sebastian on the southern Orego...

Observations by citizen scientists help researchers find patterns in jellyfish strandings Velella velella, also called “by-the-wind sailor” jellies, washed ashore at Moolack Beach, Oregon. As their name suggests, by-the-wind sailor jellyfish know how to catch a breeze. Using a stiff, translucent sail propped an inch above the surface of the ocean, these teacup-sized organisms skim along the water, dangling a fringe of delicate purple tentacles just below the surface to...

Winter is sunset season on the Oregon coast: These 15 glorious sunsets prove the point Updated Feb 18, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 A winter sunset over The Needles, a rock formation on the south side of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast.Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Facebook Share Summer evenings at the beach are nice, but have you tried catching a sunset in the dead of winter? Winter is truly sunset season on the Oregon coast, when the sky is cast in a rainbow of colors, with dramat...

Published 02/05/21 at 7:56 PM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Oregon Coast) – Parts of the central Oregon coast are thick with a new – yet extremely old – sight. 4,000-year-old ghost forests have popped up in numerous sections as sand levels there get scoured out by winter storms and the recent king tides. (Above: ghost forest stump at Seal Rock) These ghost forests are older and much more interesting than those that show year-round at Neskowin. Those at Neskowin are only 2,...

Reedsport to Brookings, places to stay; winter deals Essentially, theyre rather rare and only show up when sand levels get extremely low. Even then theyre not around for long. Red towers cant take the tidal action very well and usually disintegrate within a few days to a week or so. Right now, however, there is that possibility to find them wherever theres newly gouged-out beaches, especially if the bedrock is showing. With some reports of ghost forests happening around the Oregon coast this la...

Inching Down the Central Oregon Coast from High Cliffs to Soft Sands Published 01/07/21 at 12:26 AM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Depoe Bay, Oregon) – Oregon’s coastline is largely defined by three different sections: south coast (the bottom half), the central coast (the middle quarter) and the north coast (the upper quarter). In that central area – mostly Lincoln County and parts of Lane County – it’s an incredibly layered and varied stretch, usually known as the most...