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( 541-888-4902, 800-551-6949;
www.oregonstateparks.org
;
89814 Cape Arago Hwy; tent sites/
RV sites/yurts $19/24/36; )
Three miles southwest of town, this is a busy, sheltered
beachside campground with 130 sites, eight yurts, showers and flush toilets.
Bastendorff Beach County Park
CAMPGROUND$
( 541-888-5353, 541-396-7755; 63379 Bastendorff Beach Rd; tent sites/RV sites/cabins $20/20/
35; )
Two miles southwest of town, just off Cape Arago Hwy, this park has more than
90 pleasant wooded campsites in a developed campground near the beach.
Portside Restaurant
AMERICAN$$$
( 541-888-5544;
www.portsidebythebay.com
; 63383 Kingfisher Dr; mains $11-29;
11:30am-11pm)
Seafood dominates the menu at this good long-running restaurant, though
there are a few terrestrial choices including chicken, beef and pasta. The best part might
be the great bay view. There's live music in the lounge on weekends.
Information
The
visitor center
(
541-888-2311; 91143 Cape Arago Hwy;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm
Sun)
sits at the west end of the bridge.
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Bandon
POP 3100
The cute little town of Bandon happily sits at the bay of the Coquille River. Its Old Town
district has been gentrified into a picturesque harborside location that offers pleasant
strolling, window-shopping and sweets-tasting. The area's most noteworthy industry is
cranberry farming, with neighboring bogs yielding a considerable percentage of the cran-
berry harvest in the US. Nearby is a world-class golf resort.
Sights & Activities
Bandon Historical Society Museum
MUSEUM
( 541-347-2164; 270 Fillmore Ave; admission $2; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat)
This museum has
exhibits on the area's historical industries and the Coquille Native Americans, along with
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