Peacock Spit, Columbia River Bar

Peacock Spit is the northern portion of a mostly submerged sand bar at the mouth of the Columbia River, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Astoria and 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Ilwaco, Washington. The post Peacock Spit, Columbia River Bar appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

23 July 2026

Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology is the marine station of the University of Oregon located a the mouth of Coos Bay, about 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of North Bend and 0.3 miles (0.5 km) north of Charleston, Oregon. The post Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

16 July 2026

Trask River, Tillamook Bay

Trask River is in northwestern Oregon, draining a mountainous timber-producing area of the Coast Range into Tillamook Bay, about 57 miles (92 km) west of Portland and 52 miles (84 km) south of Astoria, Oregon. The post Trask River, Tillamook Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

9 July 2026

Hunters Cove, Cape Sebastian

Hunters Cove is on the south side of Cape Sebastian, a prominent headland in Cape Sebastian State Scenic Corridor, about 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Brooking and 6.3 miles (10 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Hunters Cove, Cape Sebastian appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

2 July 2026

Mary D. Hume, Rogue River

Mary D. Hume sank in 1984 on the south bank of the Rogue River during a restoration effort to convert the vessel to a museum ship for the Curry County Historical Society and now rests on the bottom in shallow water with a portion of the hull and superstructure exposed at low tide near Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Mary D. Hume, Rogue River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

25 June 2026

Umpqua Beach, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Umpqua Beach is an off-highway vehicle staging area south of the Umpqua River mouth in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area that extends for about 35 miles (56 km) along the coast from the Siuslaw River at Florence in the north to the Coos River at North Bend, Oregon. The post Umpqua Beach, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

19 June 2026

Nye Beach, Newport

Nye Beach is situated in Newport between Agate Beach to the north and Yaquina Beach to the south, and historically was demarcated at the north end by a rocky point with a sea stack known as Jump-Off Joe, about 22 miles (35 km) south of Lincoln City and 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Yaquina Bay, Oregon The post Nye Beach, Newport appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

12 June 2026

Cape Falcon, Oswald West State Park

Cape Falcon is a headland situated between Short Sand Beach in Smugglers Cove to the south and Cove Beach to the north, and is part of Oswald West State Park and adjacent to Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, about 23 miles (37 km) north-northwest of Tillamook and 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The post Cape Falcon, Oswald West State Park appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

5 June 2026

Lime Kiln Point, San Juan Island

Lime Kiln Point is a state park of 42 acres (17 ha) and the site of a historic limestone quarry and kiln on the western shore of San Juan Island, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Roche Harbor and 6 miles (10 km) west of Friday Harbor, Washington. The post Lime Kiln Point, San Juan Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

29 May 2026

South Slough, Coos Bay

South Slough is a tidal embayment designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve that extends 6 miles (10 km) south from Coos Bay, which is an estuary of the Coos River, about 13 miles (21 km) north-northeast of Bandon and 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Charleston, Oregon. The post South Slough, Coos Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

22 May 2026

Brookings, Chetco River

Brookings is a community at the mouth of the Chetco River, which flows from the Southern Oregon Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean, about 21 miles (34 km) north-northwest of Crescent City, California and 26 miles (42 km) south-southeast of Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Brookings, Chetco River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

15 May 2026

Blacks Island, Smith River

Blacks Island is situated at the confluence of the Smith River and the Umpqua River, on the historic spur line of the Southern Pacific Railroad connecting Eugene with Coos Bay, about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of Gardiner and 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Reedsport, Oregon. The post Blacks Island, Smith River appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

8 May 2026

North Head, Ilwaco

North Head is a rocky promontory with a summit elevation of 300 feet (91 m) and the site of a historic lighthouse situated on Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River between Baker Bay to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Astoria and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Ilwaco, Washington. The post North Head, Ilwaco appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

16 April 2026

Point Roberts, Strait of Georgia

Point Roberts is a community situated on 3,136 acres (1,269 ha) of the southern tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula and represents an exclave of the United States in the Strait of Georgia, about 32 miles (52 km) northwest of Bellingham and 15 miles (24 km) west of Blaine, Washington. The post Point Roberts, Strait of Georgia appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

9 April 2026

Dungeness Bay, Strait of Juan de Fuca

Dungeness Bay is formed by a complex of depositional features that partially enclose the embayment including Dungeness Spit, Graveyard Spit, Cline Spit, and the Dungeness River delta located on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula, about 19 miles (31 km) west-northwest of Port Townsend and 14 miles (23 km) east-northeast of Port Angeles, Washington. The post Dungeness Bay, Strait of Juan de Fuca appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

19 March 2026

Lily Point, Boundary Bay

Lily Point Marine Reserve is a park located on Boundary Bay at the southeastern tip of Point Roberts, an exclave of the United States on the southern coast of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Vancouver and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Bellingham, Washington. The post Lily Point, Boundary Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

13 March 2026