Oregon Coast Hotels

Hotels in the Oregon Coast are often used by people who need accommodation in the state on the coast. They want may want to see the beaches or the wildlife or the towns and cities on the coast. They may want to explore the coast. They may want to see the beaches, for the views like they may want to see the scenery of the coast. Some may want cheap hotel or a luxury hotel.

The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean. Stretching 362 miles (583 km) from the city of Astoria to the California border, the Oregon Coast is unique in that the entire coast is public land. Oregon law prohibits private ownership of coastline property.

The Oregon Coast is often divided into three regions:

The North Coast—from the Washington border at Astoria to Lincoln City
The Central Coast—from Lincoln City to Reedsport
The South Coast—from Reedsport to the California border, just south of Brookings.

There are no large cities on the coast, mainly due to the lack of deep harbors with access to the inland agricultural areas. The largest metropolitan area consists of the bordering cities of Coos Bay and North Bend on the South Coast. The relative isolation of the coast from nearby large population centers has given the coast a reputation for being somewhat rustic, being a mixture of old logging towns, fishing villages, seasonal resorts, and artists' colonies. Tourism and logging are the major industries on the coast.

The Oregon Coast is known for its cliffs and rocky shores. There are some natural sandy beaches. Many exist only at coastal inlets or near breakwaters and jetties. The Coast Range approaches to within a few miles of the shoreline in places, although this varies depending on the location. Due to long-term erosion, the coast is known for large rock formations protruding into the ocean in many places. There are large areas of dunes on the central coast, notably Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The surrounding area along the coast is largely temperate rainforest.

The coastline is broken by 22 major estuaries where inland rivers originating in the Coast Range, the Klamath Mountains, or the Cascade Mountains meet the Pacific Ocean. Coastal communities are centered around the fishing and shipping opportunities the larger estuaries provide.

From north to south, the major estuaries of the North Coast are the Columbia River, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Tillamook Bay, Netarts Bay, Sand Lake, Nestucca Bay, and the Salmon River. The estuaries of the Central Coast are Siletz Bay, Depoe Bay, Yaquina Bay, Alsea Bay, Siuslaw River, and the Umpqua River. The estuaries of the South Coast are Coos Bay, Coquille River, Sixes River, Elk River, Rogue River, Pistol River, Chetco River, and the Winchuck River.

Native Americans first came to the Oregon Coast 12,000 years ago to hunt, fish, and gather foods in the coast's bountiful forests and waters. [10] It was largely substinence based living and the archaeological evidence left behind is limited. This was the lifestyle for thousands of years and as history progressed tribal communities would form. The major tribes of the Oregon Coast included:

the Tillamook and Siletz on the Northern Oregon Coast.
the Siuslaw and Alsea on the Central Oregon Coast.
the Coos and Coquille on the Southern Oregon Coast.

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