Top Things to Do on Oregon's Wild Rivers Coast

Technically the Wild Rivers Coast starts in Klamath, California and ends in Bandon, Oregon. We started in Brookings, Oregon and ended in Reedsport. Here's my recommendation for the top things to do.

Brookings

• Go to Harris Beach State Park and see if you can find tufted puffins (May-August)

• Breakfast at Mattie's Pancake House--Chicken Fried Steak and French Toast

• Dinner at Black Trumpet Bistro--Steamed clams, Chicken Marsala

• Samuel Boardman State Scenic Corridor

  • Lone Ranch Beach

• Thomas Creek Bridge

• Hike Indian Sands Trail

• Natural Bridges

• Secret Beach

• Arch Rock

Gold Beach

• Jerry's Rogue Jets--104 mile trip

• Dinner at Spinners--clam chowder

Port Orford

• Port Orford Heads Trail

• Lunch at Crazy Norwegian's--fish & chips, slice of pie

• Cape Blanco Lighthouse

• Floras Lake Waterfall Trail

Langlois

• Blueberry picking (July-Aug)

• Cranberry Festival (September)

Bandon

• Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

• Face Rock Viewpoint

• Walk through Old Town

• Dinner at Edgewater's

• Stay at Lamplighter Inn

Coos Bay

• Oysters--Umpqua or Chuck's Seafood

• Cape Arago & Lighthouse

• Dinner at Restaurant O--clams vin blanc, churros

Reedsport

• Harbor Light Restaurant--clam chowder, one of the best we had on the Oregon Coast