Peter Iredale Shipwreck at Fort Stevens
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale has lain exposed on Oregon’s coast since 1906. For more than a hundred years, the shipwreck has tugged at people’s curiosity and drawn them to its rusted steel skeleton. Its location in Fort Steven State Park makes it one…
Second Beach Camping on the Olympic Peninsula
Wild camping on the ocean is a really fun experience and lets you reconnect with nature in way regular campgrounds don’t quite manage. Thankfully, you don’t need to be an experienced backpacker — we certainly aren’t — to enjoy a night on Second Beach in…
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…
Yaquina Head: Oregon’s Tallest 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 — and Yaquina Head is certainly no different. It stands on an exposed spit of land on the edge of the Oregon coast…
Sand Dollars at Fort Stevens State Park
We watched a white gull unceremoniously rip apart its breakfast while 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…