What to do on the People’s Coast

• Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

  2400 Highway 101

  Yachats, Oregon 97498

  The U.S. Forest Service maintains the Cape\'s 26 miles of hiking trails through coastal mature and old growth rain forests, to breathtaking vistas, tidepools and the beach. The viewpoints and trails are open to the public year round. Some of the trails are wheelchair accessible, one is suitable for mountain biking, and all provide opportunities for birding. The Forest Service at Cape Perpetua also offers interpretive walks and operates a Visitors Center with natural and cultural history exhibits, an interac <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zvir8FoIKNE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

  http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/recreation/tripplanning/capeperpetua/index.shtml

• Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park

  US 101, 14 miles N of Florence, Oregon 97439

  541-997-3641

  Washburne is located on the east side of Highway 101 with a buffer of native plants between you and the highway. The campsites are spacious. There are several trails of varying difficulty leading from the campsites to the beach, wildlife viewing areas and second-growth forests. A walking trail leads you under the highway to a five mile sandy beach and a day-use area, where you\'ll find space to watch whales, hunt agates, beachcombing and picnic.

  http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_123.php

• Devil's Lake State Recreation Area

  US 101

  Lincoln City, Oregon 97301

  541-994-2002

  With downtown Lincoln City mere minutes away, you can glide quietly by canoe or kayak on the lake while you watch for coots, loons, ducks, cormorants, bald eagles and grebes. As the only Oregon coast campground located in the midst of a city, the lake is a center of summertime activity. The park is nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the 678-acre Devil's Lake. You'll find the campground on the west shore, and the East Devil's Lake day-use area just down the road. The park features boat moorage slips

  http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_216.php
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  Tillamook Forest Center

  45500 Wilson River Hwy

  Tillamook, Oregon 97141

  503-815-6800

  Be among the first to visit the brand new Tillamook Forest Center, a beautiful-and sustainable-interpretive center built along the Wilson River on a landscape that was once devastated by a series of fires in the 1930s and 40s (known as The Six Year Jinx). Through interactive exhibits, a 40-foot tall replica of a fire lookout tower, classroom areas-even a movie theater-the Center shows us the many ways our lives connect with the forest. Surrounding the center are walking trails, benches and picnic areas, as

  http://www.tillamookforestcenter.org

• Harris Beach State Park

  US 101, north side of Brookings

  Brookings, Oregon 97415

  800-551-6949
  http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_79.php

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