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Things To Do In Yachats, Oregon

At first appearance, Yachats, Oregon is a quiet hamlet on the coast of Central Oregon bordered by the Siuslaw National Forest and with a stretch of somewhat tough shoreline. Unlike several more northern coastal cities, you will not find sandy beaches here. Rather you will see waves slamming against tough black basalt rock. Actually, the word Yachats—pronounced "ya- Hots"—... Yes, I was mispronouncing it too! Derived from the Siletz language, "dark water at the foot of the mountain." There are less than 700 people living in Yachats, and the town center is a few blocks across. But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in charm. And we’re not the only ones that think so… Budget Travel magazine previously called Yachats one of the “Ten Coolest Small Towns of the U.S.A.”, and Arthur Frommer (yes that man, of Frommer’s Travel Guides), once rated Yachats Oregon as one of his top 10