Regional Highlights

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  LAST SHOT

  The clouds, the waves, the light and the weather, whatever it may bring, can be magically inspiring.
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  Rocky Residents

  A variety of limpets can be found in rocky intertidal areas.
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  Seafood Harvest Dates: What's in Season at the Coast?

  If you want to know what's fresh at the seafood counters and restaurants on the Oregon Coast, the Oregon Seafood...
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  Tiny Tunes

  With buzzing wings and a squeaky chatter, Anna's hummingbirds are a year-round coastal resident and a musical sign of spring.
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  The Coast's Most Inspiring Viewpoints

  The coast offers innumerable inspiring panoramic viewpoints that are spectacular anytime of year, but truly special in the offseason.

The wild and scenic Rogue River meets the sea at Gold Beach, so named for the prolific gold mining that took place here in the 1800s. Today, visitors enjoy uncrowded beaches, hiking trails, forests and rugged mountains. Jet boat excursions up the river or ocean fishing and sightseeing trips are popular activities. About six miles south of Gold Beach is the Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor where two parking lots 200 feet above sea level provide spectacular views of the coastline both north and south. At the south parking lot a 1.5-mile walking trail through the vast Sitka spruce forest takes you out to the cape, a great whale watching vantage point.