Bandon Travel Information
If you're out to catch fish or catch crabs, Bandon isn't a bad place. If, rather, you're out for spectacular beaches and a quaint downtown, Bandon might not be your first stop. What Bandon does have, besides rivers, fish and coastline, is cranberries, whole bogs of them. September is when cranberry festivities kick off; otherwise, head into the old town for some cranberry candy and then carry on to the Bandon Cheese Factory for some cheddar to balance out your palate. If you're still hungry, the Coquille River is a hot spot for catching crabs. Rent crab rings and bait in Bandon and work off the docks, or book a trip out on the Pacific for some time on your sea legs with one of the charter fishing ventures. Bullards Beach State Park, two miles north of Bandon, has plenty of campsites and provides access to historic landmark Coquille Lighthouse (which stopped shining in 1939). Access the beach or the Coquille River from the park. Sea lions and tufted puffins make the ocean side of Bandon their abode. If the wildlife refuses to cooperate, walk to the Face Rock State Park to educate yourself in local lore. When you're tired of getting sand in your shoes, hire a horse from the riding stables south of Bandon and gallop off into the sunset. Golfers passing through can practice their swing at one of America's top courses, Bandon Dunes, or play by the beach at Bandon Face Rock Golf Course. Windsurfers can head south to Langlois for access to wind-swept Floras Lake. Rent equipment on site, or sign up for lessons if the waves on the lake look a little too much like big ocean swells. Bandon is 90 miles north of the California boarder on Highway 101. To learn more about the area, please select a topic of interest from the navigation bar on the left.
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