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The coast of Oregon extends for miles, with sheltered coves and endless beaches, silvery driftwood logs tossed up willy-nilly on the sand, tide pools teeming with exciting creatures for kids to discover, sand dunes shaped by the winds, rocky headlands for whale watching, lighthouses stand guard, guiding ships to safety, their beacons flashing far out to sea.

North
  Seaside
    Cannon Beach
    Nehalem Bay
    Garibaldi
    Tillamook
Central
  Newport
    Oregon Dunes - Florence
South
  Bandon
    Port Orford
    Gold Beach
family travel tools

Camping at the beach on the Oregon coast is fun for everyone in the family. Here's some of our favorite campgrounds, you'll want to make advance reservations in summer:

Nehalem Bay State Park
Beverly Beach State Park
Jessie M. Honeyman State Park
Bullards Beach State Park
kids books
     
 
Where Do I Sleep?
Jennifer Blomgren, Andrea Gabriel

A baby gray whale sleeps offshore, puffins nest in the cliffs, a black tailed fawn snoozes under the trees, a baby sea otter lies with his mom, drifting on a kelp bed, the stars overhead. Enchanting illustrations! (Picture book)

 

     
Otters
Adrienne Mason, Nancy Gray Ogle

All about those sea otters that live in the waters off the Oregon coast. Find out why otters keep clean (to stay warm), how they move (they use their tail like a paddle to steer), how they eat (in the water, floating on their back). (Picture book)

 

 
Otters - kids books British Columbia
     
By the Seashore  
By the Seashore
Maurice Pledger

You can't keep your hands off this irresistible lift-the-flap book pet a furry baby seal, rub your fingers over a bumpy sea urchin, feel a sandy shell, gently stroke a sea anemone, touch a nubby starfish. Fun for little kids. (Picture book)

 

     
In One Tidepool: Crabs, Snails and Salty Tails
Anthony D. Fredericks, Jennifer DiRubbio

Rhyming descriptions and up-close illustrations of creatures you'll see in the tide pools barnacles, sea anemones, tiny fish, snails, hermit crabs. " A group of snails with spiral hats, glide across the bumps and flats." (Picture book)

 

 
In One Tidepool
     
Lighthouses for Kids  
Lighthouses for Kids
Katherine L. House

An illustrated history of lighthouses, true stories of keepers' kids, types and construction of lighthouses, plus 21 activities (such as make a model lighthouse, solar marshmallow roaster, or lighthouse cake). Good for older kids. (Activity book)

 

     

Kids can color lighthouses you'll see on the Oregon Coast - Coquille River Lighthouse in Candon, Yaquina Bay Light in Newport, Cape Blanco Lighthouse in Port Orford and more. (Coloring book)

 

 
Historic Pacific Coast Lighthouses Coloring Book
More children's books on other Oregon pages.