Coquille River Lighthouse — Attraction in Bandon

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I'm visiting from Illinois and this was a nice little drive after being down on the beach earlier in Bandon. The lighthouse has an interesting story, and the view from this side of the river was really nice. It was windy, but at least the sun was out while I was there. The lighthouse does do a tour, but I'm here during the off season so no tours yet. I'm sure if you are interested you can look up the website and it will give more information. Be aware, if the tide is in and if there is any type of storm, don't go climbing around this area, it can be dangerous. There are signs posted to also stay off the jetty.

PS: if you are a geocacher there are some in and...

Beautiful lighthouse and beach!

The lighthouse was very cool to see and there were plenty of information plaques on the inside to tell you the history. The lighthouse is now a small gift shop with stickers, shirts, postcards and other souvenir items. Also has some picnic blankets and wildlife/nature guides.

On the beach there were some tide pools with anemones. We had a great time looking around and walking in the water.

The beach was very dog friendly. The indoor part of the lighthouse did not allow dogs.

Also used the vault restrooms by the lighthouse. Vault toilet was clean and had both toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

Overall, highly recommend...