Tide Pools — Ad-van-tures

10 Essential Stops on the Southern Oregon Coast

We ended our Oregon Coast Highway 101 vanlife road trip on a high note on the southern border of Oregon. With rugged cliffs, natural arches offshore at Samuel Boardman Scenic Cooridor, 19th-century lighthouses at Cape Arago, and strange formal flower gardens that once belonged to a lumber baron at Shore Acres State Park, there are lots of great spots to discover in the southwestern corner of the state.

Free Camping, Oregon, State Parks, Travel, VanlifeKaylee ThornleyJanuary 28, 2019Beaches, Cape Meares, Flowers, Food, Forest Service Land, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Heceta Head, Highway 101, Hiking, History, International Rose Test Garden, Lighthouses, Main Streets, National Forests, Ocean, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Photography, Public Land, Road Trip, Roses, Running, Sea Stacks, State Parks, Tide Pools, Trail Running, Trails, Travel, Trees, Vanlife, Wildlife, Yaquina Head, Coos Bay, Shore Acres State Park, Simpson Reef, Cape Arago, Charleston, Cape Blanco, Port Orford, Ophir Beach, Gold Beach, Samuel Boardman State Park, Wildfires, Shipwrecks, Arch Rock, Arches, Secret Beach, Thunder Cove, Natural Bridges, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Elk River, Brookings, Siskiyou National Forest Comments

A Day of Vanliving on the Central Oregon Coast

The central Oregon Coast is one of the most unique and surprising places that we’ve visited. We explored the solitude of sandy beaches and investigated colorful tide pools and polished black rock at Seal Rock State Park. We discovered some cheap eats on Walport’s Main Street. At sunset, we watched the Pacific drain at Thor’s Well. Plus find our recommendation for camping for free on Highway 101.

Four Reasons You Have to Visit Yaquina Head Lighthouse and Outstanding Natural Area

Yaquina Head is a basalt peninsula that stretches a mile into the Pacific Ocean near Newport on the Central Oregon Coast. On the tip of the basalt headland stands the tallest lighthouse in Oregon. Below lies a black polished cobble beach and tidal pools teeming with sea creatures.

Oregon, State Parks, Travel, VanlifeKaylee ThornleyJanuary 6, 2019Beaches, BLM Land, Geology, Highway 101, Hiking, History, Lighthouses, Ocean, Oregon Coast, Public Land, Road Trip, Sea Stacks, Tide Pools, Trails, Travel, Vanlife, Wildlife, Yaquina Head, Quarry Cove, Cobble BeachesComment

Cape Kiwanda State Park and Hart’s Cove at Cascade Head

With sandstone cliffs sculpted by wave action and Oregon’s largest sand dune, Cape Kiwanda State Park should not be missed on any Oregon Coast road trip. Nearby Cascade Head and the Harts Cove Trail is the perfect experience to discover a mossy, green coastal rain forest and to hear sea lions barking.