Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & kicks

[BigGameDamian]

What makes it your favorite???

 

[ABM]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

You first.

 

[MickZagger]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

http://sportstwo.com/threads/233398-Your-favorite-Oregon-beach-town?highlight=favorite+beach

Already been covered.

 

[ABM]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

http://sportstwo.com/threads/233398-Your-favorite-Oregon-beach-town?highlight=favorite+beach

Already been covered.

Gee, way to rain on his big game, Zags.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

You first.

I would have to say Lincon city or Canon Beach.......Lincon City for chinook winds and Canon Beach because it really looks like a beach town where as Seaside looks more like a family fun center in my opinion. I also like Yachats Beach.

 

[ABM]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

I would have to say Lincon city or Canon Beach.......Lincon City for chinook winds and Canon Beach because it really looks like a beach town where as Seaside looks more like a family fun center in my opinion. I also like Yachats Beach.

I've always said meh to Seaside. Our church had a men's retreat near Rockaway. Decent little town with a nice beach, as well!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Boo to Peaside.

Pacific City was my spot. Yachats is now. It's super quiet there and I rarely hit any traffic congestion getting there. And I'll be there this week/weekend. Bam!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

http://sportstwo.com/threads/233398-Your-favorite-Oregon-beach-town?highlight=favorite+beach

Already been covered.

To be fair, we do have how many "Trade LMA" threads per year?

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

I've always said meh to Seaside. Our church had a men's retreat near Rockaway. Decent little town with a nice beach, as well!

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[ABM]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Has anyone been to the Fort Clatsop area recently? I remember going there as a kid student.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

1) Lincoln Beach. No motels, outstanding coffee shop, quiet beach. The place to really relax.

2) Newport area. From 68th street to the Bay Front. Excellent beaches and wind sheltered areas as well as a few places to hang. Good crabbing of the dock by Rogue Ale brewery.

3) Yachats. Quaint. Luna's is my favorite coastal restaurant and they beaches just north of town that are empty.

 

[MarAzul]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

After scouring the Oregon coast I picked Bandon. Deep water channel in to the Port from the Sea and the weather is much better than up North. I think Cape Arago is a weather change point,
it's just North of Bandon about 15 miles.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

After scouring the Oregon coast I picked Bandon. Deep water channel in to the Port from the Sea and the weather is much better than up North. I think Cape Arago is a weather change point,
it's just North of Bandon about 15 miles.

Yep. That'd be #4 on my list.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

1) Lincoln Beach. No motels, outstanding coffee shop, quiet beach. The place to really relax.

2) Newport area. From 68th street to the Bay Front. Excellent beaches and wind sheltered areas as well as a few places to hang. Good crabbing of the dock by Rogue Ale brewery.

3) Yachats. Quaint. Luna's is my favorite coastal restaurant and they beaches just north of town that are empty.

Luna's good. There's a lot of good little restaurants in Yachats we've been discovering. Our place is on the north end of town (just south of a two block town called "San Marine"). A short block to the beach, and as you said, the beach is absolutely quiet. We were there five days over the Fourth of July, and spent much of the time hanging on the beach and maybe saw 4-8 people each day (a few more if we ventured far from our beach access).

As MarAzul points out, Bandon is another cool beach.

 

[ABM]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

There's a lot of good little restaurants in Yachats we've been discovering....

Speaking of restaurants, the next time you have time to eat in Newport, this place is outstanding! Best to go between semi-normal eating times, though. The wait can be very, very long:

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/243/1346613/restaurant/Oregon/Local-Ocean-Newport

 

[MickZagger]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

My favorite: Pacific City and Manzanita

Least favorite: Seaside.

I've spent the most time: Rockaway Beach

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

My favorite: Pacific City and Manzanita

Least favorite: Seaside.

I've spent the most time: Rockaway Beach

Grew up going to PC, and went a lot until recently. Great fishing, crabbing, surfing, and the Sportsman has great bar food and reasonable pints.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Has anyone been to Brookings?

 

[MickZagger]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Has anyone been to Brookings?

Nope, whats it like?

 

[MARIS61]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Has anyone been to Brookings?

Banana belt of the Oregon coast. Some good hiking areas and sea lions. Not a lot of sandy beaches. Mostly ex-Californians living there which bloated the housing prices.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Banana belt of the Oregon coast. Some good hiking areas and sea lions. Not a lot of sandy beaches. Mostly ex-Californians living there which bloated the housing prices.

The best climate of the beach towns.

I've only been through it a few times, wasn't impressed with the town.

 

[MARIS61]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Yachats, Astoria and Depot Bay in the off season. In the summer I love the dunes near Florence and Rockaway for digging razor clams. Newport for deep sea fishing.

Worst blight at the beach would be the casinos. If you're at the coast and actually feel the need to visit a casino for entertainment, you might need some serious therapy.

 

[tlongII]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Bandon Dunes

 

[MARIS61]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

A friend of mine from childhood owns Gracie's Sea Hag in Depot Bay. Good food and local atmosphere.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Yachats, Astoria and Depot Bay in the off season. In the summer I love the dunes near Florence and Rockaway for digging razor clams. Newport for deep sea fishing.

Worst blight at the beach would be the casinos. If you're at the coast and actually feel the need to visit a casino for entertainment, you might need some serious therapy.

Are there other casinos at the Oregon Coast besides Chinook Winds? That place is weak, though I did see Tonya Harding box there.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Are there other casinos at the Oregon Coast besides Chinook Winds? That place is weak, though I did see Tonya Harding box there.

There is Chinook Winds and Spirit Mountain Casino. Personally I like Chinook Winds better because all the high rollers go to Spirit Mountain and the tables can get really crowded at Spirit Mountain as well.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Yachats, Astoria and Depot Bay in the off season. In the summer I love the dunes near Florence and Rockaway for digging razor clams.

Cape Meares is another great area for clamming.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

Cape Meares is another great area for clamming.

As is Siletz Bay at the south end of Lincoln City.

Years ago I lived in Lincoln City and worked in Newport. Best commute in Oregon.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

There is Chinook Winds and Spirit Mountain Casino. Personally I like Chinook Winds better because all the high rollers go to Spirit Mountain and the tables can get really crowded at Spirit Mountain as well.

When he said casinos (plural) at the beach, I was asking if there was another casino at the beach. Spirit Mountain is on the way to the beach, but it's certainly not at the beach. Anyone who goes to the coast or watches any Blazer game knows SM exists.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Whats your favorite beach or beach town in oregon to visit for cheap thrills & ki

At some point I think we will see a casino go in that is closer to the Portland area.