Yaquina Bay Light is located on the north shore of the entrance to Yaquina Bay, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Corvallis and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Newport, Oregon. Yaquina Bay is an estuary of the Yaquina River, approximately 2048 acres (829 ha) in area, with a...
Indian Sands is an archaeological site in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Brookings and 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of Carpenterville, Oregon. The artifacts found at the Indian Sands site are older than known sites on the...
Natural Bridges Cove is an ancient punchbowl, or littoral sinkhole, along the Oregon Coast Trail in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Brookings and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Pistol River, Oregon. The punchbowl is about...
Prosper is a historical community on the Coquille River, about 10 miles (16 km) west-southwest of Coquille and 3 miles (5 km) northeast and upstream of Bandon, Oregon. The name was likely chosen in the hope the locality would be prosperous. In 1882, the first cannery...
The Salmon River flows for about 24 miles (39 km) from the Central Oregon Coast Range, through the Siuslaw National Forest, to the Pacific Ocean south of Cascade Head, about 73 miles (118 km) southwest of Portland and 6 miles (10 km) north of Lincoln City, Oregon. The...
Proposal Rock is at the mouth of the Neskowin Creek, about 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Lincoln City and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-southwest of the community of Neskowin, Oregon. The rock is named for a local legend and is also located adjacent to the stumps of...
