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UNLINE EDITOR
Marilyn
Rice
The curves of Highway 101
wind against rugged cliffs
and present a dazzling
showcase of spectacular Pacific
Ocean views only a one-hour
drive from Eugene. Now is a per
fect time to take this day trip or
weekend getaway.
To reach the city of Florence
from Eugene, take Highway 126
west until it intersects with High
way 101. For thrill seekers, South
Jetty, a mile south of the city, is the
perfect location to speed through
the sand dunes on dune buggies,
wind surf or use the only two un
derwater dive parks in the state at
North Jetty and Woahink Lake.
Old Town, on the bay front, has
plenty of specialty shops and
places to eat with clam chowder
as the most popular request.
Oregon’s busiest state park
campground, Jessie Honeyman
State Park, is open year round,
but during the summer months it
is recommended that campers
make reservations. For history
enthusiasts, Siuslaw Pioneer
Museum displays Indian and pi
oneer artifacts.
Twenty-five miles north of Flo
rence is the town of Yachats. The
Indian name means “dark water at
the foot of the mountain.” One of
the most enjoyable attractions is
the Sea Lion Caves. An elevator
built inside the cave takes visitors
deep into the cave to view the wild
sea lions that live there. Three
miles south of Yachats is the high
est point on the Oregon Coast,
Cape Perpetua. Visitors can go to
the visitors center and get informa
tion about the area and its numer
ous hiking trails.
The city of Newport is 25 miles
north of Yachats. In this busy resort
area is the Oregon Coast Aquari
um, Hatfield Marine Science Cen
ter, two working lighthouses,
Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay,
two working fishing canneries at
the Historic Bay Front area, Nye
Beach and six easy-to-find beach
accesses.
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for locals and visitors year-round.
The main tourism season is June to
October, but throughout the rest of
the year it is great for a family
weekend or romantic getaway,”
said T.C. Caldwell, tourism devel
opment director for the Newport
Chamber of Commerce.
If gambling, waterfalls, shop
ping, hiking or beachcombing is of
interest, travel 25 miles north from
Newport to Lincoln City. The Chi
nook Winds Casino provides great
views of the ocean, headliner en
tertainment as well as gambling
for its guests. Drift Creek Falls, the
newest trail in the city, leads hik
ers to a 150-foot suspension bridge
beside a 100-foot waterfall. Also,
the city has seven-and-a-half miles
of accessible beach front. Other at
tractions are: numerous antique
stores, a factory outlet mall, Roads
End State Park and Siletz Bay,
where a herd of harbor seals
lounges on a sand bar.
For longer trips, travel north of
Lincoln City, where numerous
beaches are waiting exploration
off of Highway 101. For more
information, visit www.visitthe
oregoncoast.com, www.coastvis
itor.com, www.us-101.com or
call the Central Oregon Coast
Association at (800) 767-2064.
Contact the online editor
at marilynrice@dailyemerald.com.
Her opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
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the 12,000-foot Mount Mazama
7,700 years ago, which left a hole
more than five miles in diameter.
The hole, called a caldera or vol
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snowfall, creating a lake that goes
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