Oregon Coast Trip August 2018

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Astoria Column

4:00

Travel via the bridge fort Stevens 

@Astoria – Astoria columns 

Astoria Column

Fort Stevens

0:30

Fort Stevens state park: 

Battery Pratt  www.fortwiki.com 

·         Plan 45 mins to 1 hours stay, there are several lot to see wild life 

Fort Stevense

Wreck of Peter Iredale

0:09

Visit the Wreck of Peter Iredale, address: Peter Iredale Rd, Hammond, OR 97121 

Wreck of Peter Iredale

Hotel at Seaside

0:32

·         Seaside candiman 

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Hotel

Holiday Inn Express

• 34 N Holladay Dr, Seaside OR 97138

8/27

Hotel

Ecola State Park

0:20

• Very nice rocky beach.
• Best views of the Tillamook Rock
• Indian Beach Trail head – Clatsop loop Trail 2.5 miles round trip, a little steep, we tarted on the Oregon Coast trail and came back on the gravel trail which was down hill  – not must, can see the Tilamook rock light house, which located in the ocean.

Ecola State Park

Cannon Beach

0:12

·         See Haystak Rock 

·         Bruce Candy Kitchen (https://www.brucescandy.com/)  

Cannon Beach

Munson Creek Falls

1:00

waterfalls 1/4 mile trail, nice but not must

Munson Creek Falls

Devils Punchbowl Arch 

1:20

Check tide times, when it is low the bowl is empty

Devils Punchbowl Arch 

Hotel at Newport

0:15

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Hotel

Hallmark Resort

8/28

Hotel

Newport

0:14

·         Yaquina bay bridge (you can park at the base on either end)

·         Seal dock  in the historical Bayfront

Newport

Yaquina Head Lighthouse 

0:15

·         Lighthouse  - https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/yaquina  

Note: We’ve seen whales at this location as well as lots of birds. Bring binoculars.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse 

Cape Perpetua visitor center 

0:50

·         from the visitor center - captain cook trail

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recarea/?recid=42271 

·         Thor’s well and spouting horn- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/thor-s-well 

Note: we went when there was an high tide and there was a lot of activities – was very impressive and really nice (great for photographers)

Cape Perpetua

Heceta Head Lighthouse

0:20

·         Seen lots of birds on the rocks

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Hotel - Florence

0:24

Hotel

Quality Inn

8/29

Hotel

Florence

0:08

·         Honeyman state park - dunes and a great lake for a swim .

·         Sand dune frontier – to ride dune: https://www.sanddunesfrontier.com/  kind of scary when you take the small vehicle (4 people + driver)