Oregon dunes

Oregon's dunes stretch 54 miles down the Oregon Coast. UTV Action's guide to the Oregon Dunes tells you everything you need to know...

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view from the top of the dune at pacific City in Oregon~ a nice detour off the beaten path to explore!

Oregon Dunes National Park

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Umpqua Dunes from the John Dellenback Dunes Trail near Reedsport, Oregon

Oregon coast, west coast roadtrip aesthetic, pnw

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The Oregon Dunes are absolutely incredible. There's plenty of hiking, camping, kayaking, ATVing and more. Check out the Oregon Dunes...

Oregon Coast - the dunes

Oregon Dunes National Seashore. From the overlook the beach seems to go on forever...

Snow on the beach!

To see where the dunes came from, just look inland: they’re essentially ground-up pieces of the Oregon Coast Range, worn away by time and weather and washed downstream to the ocean. Tides, currents, waves and wind pushed the resulting sand back inland. Since this part of Oregon’s coastline is a gentle slope instead of the usual steep headlands, the sand spread inland as far as 2.5 miles. Over millions of years, it piled up to 500 feet above sea level in places, interspersed with marshes…

In this Photographer of the Month interview Gary Randall explains how growing up with such scenic surroundings has formed him as a photographer.

Oregon Sand dunes, National Rec Area

Oregon Coast

Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

A Star Trek/tiki motel, painted dinosaurs at Prehistoric Gardens, the private zoo at West Coast Game Safari, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, and more!

From forest floor to ocean shore the Siuslaw National Forest stretches from the lush forests of the coastal mountains to the unique Oregon Dunes and the beaches of the Pacific Ocean.