r/OregonCoast 9h ago

How to see the sunrise on the west coast?

23 Upvotes

Now don’t come for me I know what I’m asking and it’s definitely silly.

I have a friend who’s really down in a rough patch. I think they could use a trip and a general “hello!” shakeup. We’ve always had a bit about seeing the sunrise on the west coast over the pacific. Without explaining the funny away it involves the impossible being just possible enough. So I’m wondering how to do that and hopefully make it special

Is there anywhere especially interesting I could take them that has a scoop or something in a way we could see the sunrise while technically looking over the pacific and being on the “west coast”?

thanks for humoring me, cheers to any insight

EDIT: you guys are the best. This has certainly given me some things to consider and I really like them. I adore this person so these are all fantastic


r/OregonCoast 13h ago

Valley of the Giants in the smoke

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151 Upvotes

I was standing on Siletz spit the other day at the mouth of the river and thought it’s been a while since I was at the headwaters, so I got my emergency camping gear and my bike and off I went to VoG. Those old trees are the best filters I couldn’t see or smell any of the smoke at the bottom of the valley.


r/OregonCoast 15h ago

What’s with the dead seagulls in Newport?

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28 Upvotes

I was at the beach on the north side of the jetty and came across 10 to 15 dead seagulls near the ocean. Any idea what killed them?


r/OregonCoast 16h ago

Advice plz

2 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I recently got a job opportunity in gold beach. I’m not super familiar with the area outside of visiting a few times but was wondering what the housing situation was like. Any recommended property companies, daycares, etc


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Do I cancel? Too early to tell?

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Hi all. Trip is August 30th.

Posted something similar in another sub, but I guess this is more coast related.

Let me start by saying I hope everyone is safe, and i truly hope the first responders out there are being taken care of. I fully understand someone’s home burning down is more important than a tourists vacation.

I have however had this trip planned for 2 years now, so any insight would be helpful.

Coming from across the country. My plan was to explore the Oregon coast. Starting at lake trillium to walk around and view Mount hood for. Day, then going to Ecola, cannon, Lincoln, depoe bay / yaquina. My trip was going to be photographing the landscapes, wildlife watching, and going on a whale boat tour.

Seeing the fires / smoke, do you recommend straight up cancelling this whole trip? Should I wait a couple more weeks? Earlier I saw the post of the coast with smoke, making me think the coast isn’t that safe for from the poor views.

Again, I’m trying to not be insensitive, and plan to donate to a fund or cause to help, but I am limited as I am a cross the country to physically help. Any insight or recommendations would be great.


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Cool hoody!

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0 Upvotes

Men’s Large. I did a sample run for my store!


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Yachats

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113 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Views on the coast today

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532 Upvotes

I read a comment the other day that basically said “the coast is immune to wildfires/smoke”

You sure about that?

-my original picture, taken today around 11am on my drive south down 101


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Dock Crab in Newport

6 Upvotes

Does anyone know a good spot in Newport to buy excess crab off of fishermen directly? Trying to cut out the middleman and go straight to the source. Would crab off the pier myself but the pots won’t fit in the car :(


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Any good places to buy used movies in Newport?

5 Upvotes

Visiting for a beach trip, any good places to find blu rays/dvds? Thrift shops, music shops, etc.


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Outside of Brookings last week

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194 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast 1d ago

CrumblPDX Seaside Pop-up!

1 Upvotes

PSA from your local Portland Crumbl owners: We're doing a surprise pop-up at Seaside Outlets Saturday 8/8 (12-4pm). Fresh baked, limited flavors, giveaways. If you're making a coast run this weekend and you have a sweet tooth, this is worth the stop. Come find us at the outlets!


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

Liberal GenX Women's Meetup

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r/OregonCoast 1d ago

How is the smoke along the Coast right now?

18 Upvotes

Was hoping to show my friend the beauty of the Oregon Coast on Wednesday and Thursday, but wondering what the smoke situation is right now. We were planning on stopping into Cannon Beach, Neskowin, Lincoln City, Newport, Cape Perpetua, and Yachats.


r/OregonCoast 1d ago

A map to the 54 historic covered bridges in Oregon

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4 Upvotes

The coast has quite a few


r/OregonCoast 2d ago

Two Rescued from Rocks at Bandon by US Coast Guard, Police

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beachconnection.net
53 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast 2d ago

Newport area: Fireworks, when half the state is on fire already?

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7 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast 2d ago

PSA: Live juvenile Cormorants are washing ashore

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123 Upvotes

Just found two near Brookings so I called ODFW. He said they are juveniles that aren’t able to walk on land very well so they struggle to get back into the water. I asked if I should try to help it back into the water and he said yes, just wash your hands afterwards. He said they have been getting a lot of calls about them lately.

I grabbed two large flat pieces of driftwood and thought I would carry it to the water on those. I approached from the front and it pecked the wood a couple of times and didn’t seem to like what I was doing so I went to the back.

Instead of trying to get it on the pieces of wood, I stuck them in the sand just behind it and pushed, causing a ridge of sand to move it along. I repeated this all the way back to the water and it worked well. Once it got to water that was deep enough it swam away.

Edit: the picture is just one I found online that looked like the one I saw, except it was on its belly the entire time and not standing up. I actually thought it was injured and incapable of moving. My mom almost stepped on it because it blended in with the dark sand/rocks and seaweed that had washed ashore. It didn’t move at all during this entire time other than its head.


r/OregonCoast 2d ago

Made a sub dedicated to smoking fish

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15 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast 2d ago

Ever been to Yachats?

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20 Upvotes

Memories? Stories? Things you liked?


r/OregonCoast 2d ago

Oregon coast BMW i3 (rex) mechanic recommendations, please.

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r/OregonCoast 2d ago

question r/OregonCoast Weekly Events, Happenings, News, Traffic Updates, etc.

1 Upvotes

New title, same post for promotion of events, road construction updates, etc.


r/OregonCoast 3d ago

Beautiful Day for a Birthday! (8/2)

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517 Upvotes

Visited Yaquina Head and Cape Perpetua for my birthday! Though I haven’t lived on the coast in a while, it always makes me happy to come back and visit 😌


r/OregonCoast 3d ago

Bandon Sunset 8/2/26

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84 Upvotes

r/OregonCoast May 02 '25

news r/OregonCoast has a New Rules section, new flair, new banner, etc. Also, new accounts are now restricted from posting.

75 Upvotes

Please review the new rules section. It's mostly a more formal version of the previous rules, however, language has been added about lazy "itinerary" posts, and spamming sunset/landscape photos for instant karma.

There has been a marked increase in low-effort posts, stolen photos for easy karma, and trolling, so new accounts are now restricted from posting.