What to do in Coos Bay?

My husband and I are looking for some outdoor fun in Coos Bay over 2 days Aug 28-30. We are thinking of dunebuggying the dunes. Is this a good plan? What else is there to do for a young couple that%26#39;s outdoorsy?

What to do in Coos Bay?

Dune Buggys and or quads are a good way to see the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA). Sunset Bay and Shore Acres State Parks west of Charleston are worth a vist as well. From Charleston Harbor, you could take a charter boat out into the ocean for Salmon, Tuna or bottom fish.

From Coos Bay, it%26#39;s only a 30 minute drive to Bandon and 45 minutes to Florence.

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What to do in Coos Bay?

It%26#39;s fun but just be careful!!!! It%26#39;s the last big weekend of the Summer and everyone and the brother plus a few hundred others, that have quads or dunebuggies will be out there. The weather has been awesome and all the parks in the dune areas I went through this week were practically full already.

If your into hiking there is a couple of nice areas in Lakeside about 15 minutes North of Coos Bay. Tugman state park and Hall Lake day use area. Tugman has trails around Eel Lake and Hall Lake has trails around 2 small lakes and also trails out to the dunes and the area is where atv%26#39;s are not allowed so you don%26#39;t have to worry about getting run over. You can also go out past Charleston to Bassendorf Beach, Sunset Bay state park, Shore Acres, and Cape Arago state park and lighthouse. Hope this helps.

I can%26#39;t help myself but........ GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!!!!

LOL!!!!!!! No really, have fun, I just was dumped off there when I graduated from high school on my first ';freedom trip'; at 2 in the morning by the greyhound to catch another, but missed it! In the interim, we were questioned by two seperate police officers and talked with some pretty scary characters. I hear the brochure is nice though.

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There is nothing to do in Coos Bay but get out quickly.!

Hi mrsdar, and welcome to the Oregon forum. I see you are a brand new poster! Sometimes we all get caught up in reading and answering posts, and we don%26#39;t notice the date on some of the threads.

For example, this one is about two years old.

Many people live and work in Coos Bay and perhaps might disagree with your opinion to ';get out quickly'; . . .

I lived in Coos Bay for about 25 years and return often as I have tons of family there. You can go out to Charleston and go crabbing. If you don%26#39;t have a boat you can crab off the docks. You can buy crab bait from many of the tackle shops (or just buy some raw chicken and use that) and also rent the crab rings if you don%26#39;t have one. You can watch for minus tides and go clamming. All you need is a shovel and a bucket.It is easy, and most of the locals love to tell their secrets. You can go out to the many beautiful beaches and beach walk or have a picnic. I like stopping at the oyster farms to pick up fresh oysters on my way to the beach and cooking fresh oysters on the beach. Most of the beaches are all off the Charleston Highway. Cape Arego is beautiful at Christmas time as it has a gorgeous light display. If your there around the holiday season that is a must see. I still go every year...now with my grandkids. There are also many fishing opportunities from sea to fresh water. They stalk Empire Lakes with trout and it is easy to fish right off the banks. In the Summer it is beautiful to go up Coos River and swim, picnic, and enjoy the beauty. There are two water falls (golden and silver fall) out that way that make a nice day trip while stopping along the river for a swim or to hike and explore. If you like dune buggies you can go out to Horse Fall where there is miles and miles of beautiful dunes. For somethings simple and fun you can take a day old loaf of bread out to Mingus Park and feed the tons of ducks and enjoy a stroll around the pond. It rains a lot in the winter and now that I am older the beauty of the outdoors there don%26#39;t entice me as much when it is cold and wet as it did when I was a kid. But it is still beautiful to take a drive out to the beaches or you can go to the Mill Casino, go bowling, theaters or shopping a the huge Pony Village mall. There are also many restaurants that are small, personal, reasonable and know how to cook delicious fresh seafood. I hope this helps for people who want to know more about Coos Bay, as I can see how it may be hard as they don%26#39;t really commercialize everything for visitors or tourists. The locals are very friendly and helpful and love to tell all their secrets. Some, once you get them started will add to my list of things until the sun goes down.

Hi Julie that was a very nice post, but this thread is getting on toward *3* (THREE!) years old . . .

Perhaps you could do some reviews for Coos Bay attractions?

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