Things to Do in Lincoln County
Explore Lincoln County!
Lincoln County stretches from Lincoln City south to Yachats, with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to entertain and educate.
Let’s start at the top and work our way down, shall we?
Lincoln City
Offers more than 2,000 hotel/motel/bed and breakfast rooms, and resorts as well as the Siletz Tribe's Chinook Winds Casino.
Points of Interest:
Depoe Bay
Known as "the whale watching capital of the world" and the world's smallest harbor.
Points of Interest:
- Boiler Bay (1 mile north)
- Devil's Punch Bowl State Natural Area (5 miles south)
- Otter Crest Viewpoint (3.5 miles south)
- Whale Watch Center
- Whale tours
- Gracie’s Sea Hag
Newport
Known as Oregon's oceanography research center, features numerous interpretive centers, Marine Hatfield Science Center, and the Oregon Coast Aquarium, along with a large fishing fleet and working bayfront with restaurants, shops and charter boats.
Points of Interest:
- Agate Beach (1 mile north)
- Beverly Beach State Park (7 miles north)
- Cascade Head (north of the city)
- Lincoln County Historical Museum
- Newport Performing and Visual Arts Centers
- OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center and Interpretive Center
- Oregon Coast Aquarium
- South Beach State Park (south of the city)
- Shopping at Aquarium Village
- Yaquina Bay State Park and Lighthouse
- Newport Bayfront - Shopping and food
- Nye Beach - Art, Shopping, Food
- Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Undersea Gardens, and the Wax Museum (Mariner Square)
Siletz
- Home of the Administration Center and reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.
Toledo
Known as Lincoln County's industrial center and offers antique shops and dining in the downtown area.
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Waldport
Features the Alsea Bay Interpretive Center.
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Yachats
Known as the "Gem of the Oregon Coast" with a community of artists and writers.
Points of Interest:
- Cape Perpetua Visitors' Center (3 miles south)
- Heceta Lighthouse (14 miles south)
