Winchester Bay

Winchester Bay

The fabled Umpqua River enters the Pacific at Winchester Bay, which is the home of Oregon?s largest coastal fishing fleet. Fishermen here head offshore for halibut, salmon, rockfish, sturgeon, squid and shark; crabbers and clammers can find their prey in the bay. The town of Reedsport, just to the west, provides ample services, as does the Salmon Harbor Marina, which boasts 550 moorage slips, making it one of the largest recreational facilities on the Oregon coast. The dunes area runs from Florence to N