Our next entry in our series on less popular beaches in the state of Oregon is Collins Beach, on Sauvie Island in the Columbia River. Across the river to the north is Washington State, making it one of the northernmost beaches in the Portland area. It is one of only two clothing-optional beaches in the …
Up next in our series of lesser-known beaches in Oregon is Nelscott Beach in Lincoln City, one of the few on this list that is actually located in a town. Lincoln City boasts seven miles of sand, around three of which can be found on Nelscott Beach. At just under 10,000 people, it is one …
Today’s beach that deserves to be more popular is Bob Creek Beach, also known as Bob’s Creek Beach or Bob Creek Wayside. It is part of the Neptune State Scenic Viewpoint, a series of four highway pull-offs on Route 101. It is such a hidden gem that the official Oregon Parks website for the scenic …
Up next in our hidden gems series is Fogarty Creek Beach, just a few miles from Lincoln City on the central Oregon coast. It is named for John Fogarty, a former county judge and state legislator from the late 1800s, not musician John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival, as people often think. The beach is …
Before I moved to the Pacific Northwest I always imagine that it was just full of pine trees. Maybe it was the PNW stickers (of pine trees) that I saw everywhere but I had no idea of what it was actually like. If you haven’t been to the PNW before, let me tell you, it’s …
Bastendorff Beach near Coos Bay is one of the more popular beaches in the area, but relative to the rest of the Oregon Coast, it still qualifies as a hidden gem. It’s certainly much less well-known than Cannon Beach or Tillamook Head, for example. Since it’s over a mile long, you should have no problem …
Up next in our series of less popular beaches in Oregon is Echo Beach and its campground, which are both parts of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest. It is such a hidden gem that it’s difficult to find a lot of information about it unless you’ve found someone who has actually been there (like I …
When most people think about the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, they think about mountains, rivers, and forests. However, they often overlook the wide variety of wildflowers that grow here. A wildflower is simply any flower that grows in the wild without human intervention. They are generally spread through bee pollination or spores that …
When my wife and I moved to the PNW our house was already landscaped for us with native plants…courtesy of nature. In other words, it was an unkempt mess that hadn’t been cared for or looked after for 15+ years. By the time we got done hacking and trimming it turned out that we didn’t …
When most people (my parents included) start thinking about where they want to retire, the Pacific Northwest is a common destination. However, those who are retiring without boatloads of money quickly rule out Washington and Southeast Alaska because of their insane cost of living. Which leaves Oregon. So, assuming you are attracted by Oregon’s amazing …