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You Can Camp, Catch Crab, and Have Your Catch Cooked at This Oregon Coast Marina
I visited Kelly’s Brighton Marina last year and discovered one of the North Coast’s best hands-on getaways: camp beside Nehalem Bay, rent the crabbing gear, and have your legal Dungeness catch cooked at the marina.
Twilight Was Filmed in Oregon, and Fall Is the Perfect Time to Follow Its Moodiest Trail
By late September, Oregon starts doing half the work for a Twilight road trip. Evergreen hills turn nearly black beneath low clouds. The Columbia goes pewter. The Coast trades its summer brightness for salt spray, wind,…
This Oregon Coast RV Park Lets You Rent a Crab Boat, Catch a Dungeness Dinner, and Have It Cooked for You
There are Oregon Coast camping trips where you pull into your site, unfold a couple of chairs and spend the evening staring at the ocean. And then there are camping trips where you climb into a…
Hug Point Is Open Again Near Cannon Beach: What’s Fixed, What’s Temporary, and When to Go
Hug Point is open again. That sentence alone would have been enough for a lot of us after a closed spring break and a summer spent driving past barricades on Highway 101. Oregon Parks and Recreation…
If the Big One Hits the Oregon Coast You Might Have Minutes to Escape the Tsunami
The state's new guidance shows why Seaside, Cannon Beach, and every Oregon Coast visitor need to understand tsunami evacuation.
How to Find Cheap Oregon Coast Lodging Without Getting Killed by Fees
That $79-a-night Oregon Coast rental can look like a screaming deal right up until you start doing the math. Maybe there is a cleaning charge. Then taxes. Maybe there is a booking or service fee. The…
Rainy-Day Oregon Coast Itinerary: Why Newport Is the Smartest Stop
Use Newport as a flexible rainy-day Oregon Coast base with the Aquarium, Bayfront, short weather windows, family logistics and practical safety advice.