The Best Oregon Beaches
Things To Do On The Oregon Coast
Oregon Beaches are popular every season of the year. From winter storm watching and beach combing in the winter to flying kites and building sand castles in the summer there is always something interesting to do.
Watching a Winter Storm on the Oregon Coast
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Winter storms on the Oregon coast are spectacular. There is nothing better than curling up all snuggly warm in front of an ocea-view window with a crackling fire in the fireplace and watching the waves crashing on the rocks. Or packing up a hot thermos of coffee or hot chocolate and driving to a beautiful overlook to watch a storm roll in. Read Watching a
Winter Storm. The Best Oregon Surfing Beaches
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You will find some pretty good surfing on Oregon beaches. If you are new to surfing, you need to know where to go and you will also need to know where to get the equipment you need. This is usually solved by taking a few hours of surfing lessons. There are surfing shops on the coast that have surfing schools set up to help you get started. Visit
Oregon Surfing. Finding a Glass Fishing Float on Oregon Beaches
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It is just after a storm that you are most likely to find a Japanese glass fishing float. There are other kinds of fishing floats that are just as exciting to find. Two thousand colorful hand-blown-glass fishing floats are hidden on the beaches around Lincoln City every winter. If you don't find one, you can make your own at a glass blowing shop. Read about these colorful floats at Finding a
Glass Fishing Float. Clamming on the Oregon Coast
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There is nothing more enjoyable than eating a bucket of steamed clams or a plate of fried clams when you are at the coast. Catching them yourself makes it a supreme experience. Find out how to dig clams, when to dig, and where the best Oregon beaches for clam digging are. Read
Clamming on the Oregon Coast. Dungeness Crab - Oregon Coast Crabbing
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A plate of Oregon clams is good but a basket of Oregon crabs is even better. Catching crab on the Oregon Coast is easy and you don't have to have a boat. Find out how to fish for crab, where to go, and where to rent the equipment you will need. Read
Oregon Coast Crabbing. Whale watching on the Oregon Coast
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Watching the whales migrate through the Pacific Ocean as they pass the Oregon coast is an awsome experience. The whales travel from Alaska to California and Mexico every year to have their young. Then they travel back to the colder water with their babies in the spring. The Oregon coast is a great place to watch this migration because there are lots of places where you can get up high on the cliffs above the water. Find the best places on the Oregon coast for Whale Watching. These are just a few of the many great activities for the Oregon coast. I am adding more all the time.
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