46 VISITTHEOREGONCOAST.COM PREVIOUS PAGE: JUSTIN MYERS. THIS PAGE: COURTESY OF OVERLEAF LODGE & SPA / FIRESIDE MOTEL Cape Perpetua CENTRAL OREGON COAST Known as Oregon’s “WhaleWatching Capital,” the Central Coast is home to charming arts communities, picturesque bays and cliffside vistas, as well as excellent camping. Go to VisitTheOregonCoast. com/Regions/Central-Coast for more info on the Central Coast. DINING FINE DINING Bustling Kyllo’s in Lincoln City serves elevated seafood dishes with a view of the surf. Don’t miss the locally famous halibut crusted with macadamia nuts and topped with Dungeness crab. Just south of Depoe Bay, Restaurant Beck inside the Whale Cove Inn serves playful yet artful cuisine highlighting local seafood and foraged ingredients — like albacore tuna tartare with apples and soy-lime vinaigrette — in a dining room overlooking a rocky Pacific cove. At Local Ocean in Newport, the fillets in the case are marked with the name of the boat that brought them in. Grab pristine seafood to cook at home, or settle in for crab cakes and Oregon pinot gris overlooking Newport harbor (it’s the Dungeness Crab Capital of the World, after all). Nearby, Clearwater Restaurant has a pet-friendly deck overlooking the bay. Ona Restaurant & Lounge in Yachats takes a very Oregon approach to fine dining: top-tier ingredients in a laid-back setting. There’s no need to change out of your hiking boots to sample local wild mushrooms, line-caught fresh halibut and oysters from multiple locations up and down the Coast. There’s always plenty to do on Oregon’s Central Coast, whether you’re in search of a family adventure or an art-fueled getaway for grown-ups. You can play marine biologist for a day at Newport’s aquariums, blow glass or fly a kite in Lincoln City, do a bit of whale watching in Depoe Bay, or see Steller sea lions in Florence. In search of an adrenaline rush? Hop on an off-highway vehicle or a fat-tire bike and head out on a thrilling adventure on the dunes. And when you’re done for the day, retreat to one of the Central Coast’s oceanfront hotels for a relaxing evening by the ocean.
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