Parallel the Lewis and Clark Trail as you travel past shining beaches and hushed temperate rain forests for dozens of miles. At the northern end of the Byway, start in the shadow of the impressive Astoria-Megler Bridge, where the mouth of the Columbia River gapes wide. Soar along the rugged Pacific coastline on the Pacific Coast Highway. The California section of the Pacifc Coast Highway then begins. Once you reach US Highway 101 in Astoria, you travel south on the Highway, following the coast, until you reach the California border. Each of these stations is approximately 1 hour from the Oregon Coast and US 101. Oregon is also served by Amtrak rail through the Willamette Valley with stations in Eugene, Albany, Salem, and Portland. Medford is approximately 2 hours from the southern Oregon Coast and Crescent City is 21 miles south of the Oregon Border. Other regional Airports with public service are located in Medford,Oregon and Crescent City, California. From Grants Pass along I-5, the most southern city of the scenic Byway can be accessed by following US 199 toward Crescent City, California, then north 17 miles to the Oregon border, and another 5 miles north to Brookings. The Eugene International Airport is near Oregon 126.įarther south, Oregon 38 runs from I-5 to Reedsport, and Oregon 42 connects Roseburg to Bandon by the sea.
US 30 leads to Astoria and the Fort Clatsop National Memorial (Lewis and Clark), US 26 to Seaside, Oregon 6 to Tillamook, and Oregon 18 to Lincoln City.įrom the center of the state along I-5 and the cities of Salem, Albany, and Eugene, Oregon 22, 20, 34, and 126 provide access respectively to Lincoln City, Newport, Waldport, and Florence and the National Scenic Dunes Recreational Area along the central portion of the scenic Byway. US 30, US 26, Oregon 6, and Oregon 18 provide access to the northern portion of the scenic Byway from the Portland metropolitan area and Portland International Airport. US 101 is reached via several east-west routes connecting to Interstate 5 and various airports in the Willamette Valley. Time to Allow: Plan 10 to 12 hours to experience all this Byway has to offer.įees: There are no fees to drive this Byway The Pacific Coast Scenic Byway follows the Oregon coast along Highway 101.
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