This past week we traveled down near Coos Bay, Oregon and stayed 3 nights at Sunset Bay State Park. It was all wonderful! Of course Oregon’s parks are always very nice, and the wildlife, scenery, and weather were spectacular.
If you haven’t seen the southern Oregon Coast, I highly recommend it. We decided to leave the Jeep and tent trailer at home (gas prices!), go by car and stay in a Yurt. It was a bit tight in the car with 6 of us, but we all enjoyed the trip anyway.
I’ve posted some panoramas here which are slightly distorted, but give a good idea of this neat little bay. I’m guessing it’s around 1/2 mile across, and has wonderful tide pool areas with lots of marine life.
There’s a lot to see in this area! The land these parks sit on was donated to the state of Oregon by Louis Simpson, a lumber and shipping baron. A couple miles south of Sunset Bay are the Shore Acres Botanical Gardens (7 acres of beautiful gardens), Cape Arago, and Simpson Reef, an outstanding wildlife viewing area.
Here is a slide show if you are interested in seeing more!
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