 | Take a tour of our historic Umpqua
River Lighthouse.
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| Visit the many gift
shops in town.
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| Visit the lighthouse museum.
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| Enjoy any of the fine restaurants.
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| Stop for an espresso at The Village
Roastery while you rest.
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| Take a picnic to the beach, along the riverfront, or one of our parks.
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| Walk a mile around Lake Marie by the lighthouse.
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| Clamming: Mussels,
soft-shell, bay, butter, littleneck, cockie and gaper clams available. All local
waters open for clamming. No license required. May be taken by hand or
hand-powered tools. Each digger needs his own container. Unlawful to open clams
before leaving clamming area.
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| Visit the beach on a stormy day and watch the waves crash over the jetty.
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| Sit on the docks at Winchester Bay and watch the sunset.
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| Check out the locally made items at the Crafter's Mall.
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| Fish the
river, the many lakes, or the ocean.
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| Take your catch to Sportsmen's
Cannery to be processed or packed in ice.
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| Walk the beach and feel the sand between your toes.
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| Watch the shore
birds play tag with the surf.
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| Build a sand castle while you're at the beach.
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| Fly a kite while you're there as well.
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| Try some windsurfing in the river.
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| Mail a post card at the Post Office in Beck's Winchester Bay Market.
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| Take one of the beautiful hikes on the Oregon Dunes or at the beach - Trails
for all skill levels.
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| Drop a
crab pot in the water from the crab dock. Crabbing is allowed year-round in
bays, estuaries, tide pools, piers and jetties. Check licensing requirements.
May use crab rings, pots or baited lines. Dungeness and Red Rock crabs
available. Female Dungeness may not be kept.
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| Look for a rare book at Winchester
Bay Trading Company.
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| Visit our 100 year old, working lighthouse.
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| Gossip with the locals during coffee hour at Pizza
Rays.
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| Watch them shuck oysters at Umpqua
Aquaculture.
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| Tidepooling: Tidepools are home to a variety of plants and animals. Habitat
should not be damaged or species removed.
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| Pick up a sack of grain to feed the ducks and geese while at Stockade
Market.
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| Flatten out a cardboard box and slide down the dunes.
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| Collect rocks, shells, or small pieces of uniquely shaped driftwood on the
beach.
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| Listen to the seagulls as they fly overhead.
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| Storm Watching: Park at the Lighthouse and watch winter waves and storms
pound the Oregon coast.
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| Try to spot a whale from the lighthouse or from Wayfinder's Point. From
November through May, view the migration of gray whales from the Artic Sea to
Baja California and back. By December they are seen in large numbers off the
Oregon Coast. Adult males and females without calves pass Oregon in March and
April going north. Females with calves can pass as late as May. Look for the
vapor blow or for portions of the head, back ridge or tail as the mammals
surface. An adult whale will reach 46 feet long. Early morning or calm overcast
days are the best for spotting whales.
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| Watch for eagles
or osprey along the river.
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| Rent a dune
buggy for a fun ride on the tallest dunes
in Oregon.
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Take a beautiful scenic drive along the Oregon Coast.
 
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| Bring your favorite horse and enjoy a ride along the dunes or the beach. |
| Listen to music at Riverfront Rhythms:
Riverfront Rhythms
will again present a series of free Friday evening concerts this summer. All
concerts will be given at the Umpqua Discovery Center with lawn and sidewalk
area seating. Food booths open and the DJ starts spinning at 5:30 pm. The main
attraction begins at 6:30 pm. All concerts are free and donations are accepted
at each performance. Bring your chairs and blankets!
On the waterfront at the Umpqua Discovery Center in Reedsport
Food Vendors on site - Picnicking Welcome - for more information call:
541.271.4816 |
| Stop at the Visitor Center on Highway 101 to fill up on travel information
24 hours a day.
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| Take a walk along the riverfront.
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| Visit the Umpqua
Discovery Center on the riverfront and learn about our area.
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| Drop in at the library at 4th and Winchester Avenue.
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| Play 18 holes of Golf at Forest
Hills Country Club.
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| Browse the Mind
Power art gallery in Old Town.
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| Pamper yourself with a new hair-do, manicure, or tanning session.
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| Watch art being created by chainsaw at Wood Wind & Sea Carvers.
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| Enjoy any of the fine restaurants and browse the second hand stores.
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| Start on the dike by the Visitor Center and walk to the other end.
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| Try your luck at clamming on Bolon Island.
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| Visit the many gifts shops in town.
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| Sit by the river and watch the tide coming in.
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| Reedsport has the only dedicated 911 Memorial on the West Coast, located in
Hahn Park in Old Town |
| Pick blackberries along country roads in August.
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| Visit the Dean Creek
Elk Preserve 3 miles east of Reedsport on Hwy 38.
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| Spend an afternoon soaking up the sun and swimming or boating at Loon
Lake - east of Reedsport off Hwy 38. Too cold at the beach? Take your
swimming gear and bake in the sun and sand at this beautiful lake.
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| Take a walk around Gardiner to view the Victorian homes of "White
City".
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| Go Rock-Hounding: Seven Devils Wayside and Whiskey Run. 8 miles south of
Charleston on Seven Devils Road. Banded agates, agatized myrtle, jasper and
other woods.
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| Attend Live Theatre Performances in North Bend/Coos Bay.
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| Take advantage of the beautiful scenery to capture great photos
of the area.
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| In the spring enjoy the wonderful assortment of azaleas
and rhododendrons blooming profusely all around the area.
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| Spend the afternoon at Shore Acres Park in Coos Bay.
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