I am traveling down HWY 101 from Lincoln City to Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park (California). From the state park, I will be meeting my friends in Ashland at an Airbnb to stay for a couple days.

Ideally, I wanted to stay overnight in Lincoln City and then Gold Beach at a hotel or Airbnb myself before arriving to Ashland, but all the prices seem to be 250+ for one night. I failed to book in advance.

So, I now plan to still drive down HWY 101 and sleep in my Subaru Forester or pitch a tent. I’ll still stop at cheap hotels along the way to see if I catch a good deal, but otherwise my plan is to sleep in my car or a tent.

Where are some spots I can pitch a tent along the coastline?

any first come sites or off road sites to pitch a tent?
this friday or saturday or both looking closer to lincoln city or

I’m not sure if this is allowed, so please remove if not. We are on vacation in Depoe Bay with family and leave Friday, but we have quite a few items groceries/misc that we would rather not go to waste. I was wondering if maybe anyone may know of a local family that could use some misc grocery items? Or a place where maybe there is an unhoused family/person who could use them? I don’t know, I just don’t want to toss anything that could be helpful to someone else.

Twin babies hanging out with mom. Love being right next to the nature trail.

an amazing sight to witness!! i took these by screen capturing videos :-)

So my wife bought some rings from the silver shop in Seaside. I threw the bag containing said rings into in the trash thinking it was trash. If a Good Samaritan in Seaside is willing to take a peak in the recycle for the back with the rings and mail them to us, I will pay you.

Edit: they’ve been found! Thank you everyone!

What a relaxing and wonderful time in Lincoln City, Newport and Depot Bay! I love it there and maybe someday can make it my home. The mixture of the ocean beaches with the mountains and scenic views is extraordinary. Thank you for the inspiring beauty!

Does anyone know what happened to the post from a few days ago that showed a very strange object in the clouds over the ocean from Cannon Beach? Very long tentacle looking arms extending out of a base with what looked like the end of a very large just under it. It was posted to this sub about 4 days ago and now it’s gone.

hi all. we bought a major fixer upper and basically the whole yard had to be gutted, graded, and have french drains installed. it’s a blank slate and we’re looking for recommendations for a landscape / hardscape designer that can build us a dreamy whimsical front and back yard. we love to garden, but want professionals with a good reputation and photos to back up their work when it comes to properly installing pavers, flagstone, dry river beds, etc.

i’ve found a ton of amazing businesses inland but they won’t do work on the central coast. and i’ve been calling ground fx almost every month for 3 years (i wanted them for my last house too) and they have absolutely zero availability. she just keeps telling me to try next month.

and not to be rude, but i’m not interested in any “i can do it” or “my buddy can help” comments. we want a licensed landscape / hardscape contractor with a website and reviews.

thanks!

😵

I will be traveling to the Bandon/Coos Bay Area for vacation and am trying to figure out if it is possible to rent bikes and ride the beach in this region. The idea for this came through the travel Oregon site and in my excitement to bike this area, I booked a hotel before having the plans for the ride put together. Now that I have looked thoroughly, it appears that all the hike rental shops in this section of coast are closed? I’m looking to get a fat tire bike, does anyone know of any solutions in that area?

My friend and I are traveling for the first week of Sept for eight days. First time in Oregon and mostly visiting the coast, and flying in/out from Portland. We’re trying to make room for Mt. Rainier (or Mt. Hood) at the end. We also probably won’t do everything on the list depending on energy levels, but just to give us a general outline and ideas on what to do.

Day 1: Portland to Astoria/Cannon Beach
-Explore Astoria
-art galleries

Day 2: Cannon Beach
-Ecola State Park
-Beach stuff
-Hugpoint waterfalls

Day 3: Cannon Beach to Oceanside/Tillamook to Newport
-Tillamook Cheese Factory
-Tide pools
-Depoe Bay
-Cape Kiwanda

Day 4: Newport to Florence
-Sea lion caves
-Thor’s well
-God’s thumb hike
-Aquarium and Marine institute

Day 5: Florence to Brookings
-Sand dunes and sand surfing
-Samuel Corridor

Day 6: Brookings to Portland
-redwoods

Day 7: Portland (city stuff)

Day 8: Portland to Mt. Rainier ~3 or 4 hrs OR go to Mt. Hood ~2hrs
-bed rotting the rest of the day

Day 9: Portland -> Fly home

I’m thinking of cutting out Brookings, and spending one more day in Newport. We still want to drive down the corridor so we could do a round trip sort of thing? Is Brookings worth spending the night? lol

EDIT: WELP, back to the workshop! Appreciate the honesty 😬

Taken between 6/29/2026 and 7/3/2026. The coast is simply stunning. I wished I never had to leave.

My 7th trip on the Oregon Coast. I keep gravitating back to this beautiful place

I am planning a 7 day trip to Portland in September and spending 3-4 of those days on the coast.

I am looking for advice from locals on what city to stay in if we’re wanting to see sights starting from Astoria to Newport.

I have been planning this trip for a year, made a custom Google Map of all the places we want to go to, but now trying to find lodging has become hard. My biggest thing is I don’t want to spend the whole trip in the car. Even if we have to move one day that is fine but just want to be somewhere central.

Any help would be amazing thank you.