Camp at Mystic Beach on Vancouver Island
Imagine settling into a nook by your fire and drinking in the darkening ocean. The stars sparkle and waves crash mere meters from your campsite. A ferry that’s lit up like a Christmas tree glitters in the distance and you watch as it slowly crosses...
Oregon’s Tallest Lighthouse: Yaquina Head Lighthouse
I’ve always found lighthouses extremely romantic. They’re always in the most stunning, breathtaking locations, places you almost can’t believe actually exist. Yaquina Head Lighthouse is no different. It stands on an exposed spit of land on the edge of the Oregon Coast and soars into...
Oceanside Camping at Second Beach on the Olympic Peninsula
Wild camping on the ocean is a great experience and lets you reconnect with nature while leaving behind overcrowded noisy campgrounds. You don’t need to be an experienced backpacker to enjoy a night on Second Beach, you just need to have a sense of adventure!...
Sand Dollar Heaven at Fort Stevens State Park
We watched a white gull unceremoniously rip apart its breakfast as our toes went numb and the waves bit at our ankles. The beach was littered with the shells of recently discarded crab and the shrill cry of seagulls echoed in our ears. But our...
100-Year-Old Peter Iredale Shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale has laid exposed on Oregon’s coast since 1906. For more than a hundred years it has drawn tourists and is one of the most accessible shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast. Its rusted steel skeleton stands proudly as a testament...