The Oregon Coast is the common name of the coastline of the state of Oregon of the United States, located on the west of the country, running along the Pacific Ocean. It runs for a full 362 miles, from Astoria to the border with the state of California.

It is truly unique in that the whole coastline, yes, all 362 miles of it is public land. Absolutely none in private hands. Why? Because the laws of the state of Oregon do not allow anybody, no matter how much money they might offer, to privately own even an inch of the famed Oregon coastline.

You know what that means??? It means you can have a very very long walk on the beach. If not, you can settle for a leisurely vacation with loved ones in a house or a condominium, like the ones offered by Oregon Vacation Rentals.

Even more amazingly, for a top industrialised country, and the fact that Oregon is located near the sea, there are absolutely no large cities located anywhere on its coast. Only tiny ones. The biggest city/area is Coos Bay/North Bend on the South Coast. The total population is a mere 25,000. That’s definitely very small, especially when compared to other cities in California’s coast further south.

And no, this is not caused by another one of the state laws, but rather due to nature: there is a distinct lack of harbours deep enough to allow access to agricultural areas further inland.

And the fact that the coasts boasts old logging towns, fishing villages and artists’ colonies truly sounds like a dream vacation for me, a world away from LA, San Francisco, Las Vegas and what have you.

Now, perhaps the only remaining question is: are the beach homes as good as the ones on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?

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