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Coos Bay, Oregon |
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Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Coos Bay is located in the southern coastal area of Oregon. It is the largest deep-draft coastal harbor between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, and is Oregon's second busiest maritime commerce center. More than 120 deep-draft vessels and 120 cargo barges come through the harbor annually, moving an average of 3 million tons of commodities. |
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Home to the Coos Bay Boardwalk
& Charleston Docs...This dock spans out over the bay. Excellent crabbing or fishing
off the end of the dock and views of the multitude of boats here. Shore Acres State Park is a 743 acre park on the ocean shoreline and was once an estate noted for its unusual botanical gardens, which featured beautiful flowering trees, shrubs and plants brought in from faraway places, aboard fast sailing ships. |
| The population of Coos Bay is aprox 15,630. The weather is usually sunny and mild, which is ideal for many outdoor activities such as bay or ocean fishing, hiking, claming, wildlife watching, guided group tours, or exploring the dunes on a 4-wheeler. The dunes stretch from Coos Bay to Florence. Enjoy a wide range of shopping, including antique stores, candy shops, myrtlewood & gift shops. Visit the museums, restaurants, micro-breweries, bars and many diverse hotel accommodations Coos Bay is home to The Steve Prefontaine Memorial, located in downtown Coos Bay, next to the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center. Steve was the man who was favored to win the 5,000 Meter run at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. A man who owned every American running record from 2,000 Meters to 10,000 Meters and 2 Miles to 6 Miles at the time of his tragic death in 1975. Enjoy a wide range of shopping, including antique stores, candy shops, myrtlewood & gift shops. When in Coos Bay visit the museums, restaurants, micro-breweries, bars and many diverse hotel accommodations that Coos Bay has to offer. |
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