Lincoln City: Beach, glass and coast

Lincoln City offers plenty of ways to shape your stay: a long coastline, water sports on the lake and in the ocean, glass art and events. If you’re looking for a hotel, it can help to first choose the experiences that interest you most. Beach walks, a visit to the Lincoln City Cultural Center and an activity on the water each offer a different focus.

Beach and Coastal Scenery

Lincoln City has more than seven walkable miles of beach, stretching from Roads End to Siletz Bay. Its flat, continuous stretch of sand is also suitable for riding fat-tire bikes. At Roads End State Recreation Site, tide pools, islands, a headland and a hidden cove are part of the coastal scenery. The continuous beach offers a different coastal experience from the tide pools, islands, headland and hidden cove at Roads End State Recreation Site.

The beach is also a draw for kite festivals: D River State Recreation Site hosts two of the world’s largest kite festivals each year, in June and September. If you’d like to plan your trip around one of these events, check the specific event dates.

Glass Art, Culture and Finders Keepers

The Lincoln City Cultural Center is housed in the historic DeLake School building. Its facilities include an event hall, an art gallery, a visitor information center and studios for dance, clay work, textiles, yoga and other activities. This makes it a place that brings together both cultural offerings and practical visitor information.

At the Lincoln City Glass Center, visitors can try glassblowing hands-on under guidance and create their own glass art. This is a different way to engage with glass than Finders Keepers: Through this program, more than 3,000 artisan-made glass floats are placed along Lincoln City’s seven-mile coastline throughout the year. They can be found and kept. The floats are placed above the high-tide line and below the beach embankment. If you’re searching for one, this placement offers a useful point of reference.

Water Activities: Lake, Surf and Bay

The 685-acre Devil’s Lake is unaffected by coastal winds and invites visitors to paddle, fish and go boating. Kayaking on the lake is also one of the water sports available in Lincoln City. By contrast, the surf at Nelscott Reef ranges from waist-high waves to swells over 40 feet tall. Devil’s Lake remains unaffected by coastal winds, while the surf at Nelscott Reef ranges from waist-high waves to swells over 40 feet tall.

Activities in Siletz Bay include crabbing, clamming and watching the sunsets. The bay was once a working harbor; ships carried timber from there to distant lands. A pier is located in Siletz Bay.

When choosing where to stay, you can weigh these options: Would you like to experience the coast on foot or by fat-tire bike, are you interested in glass and culture, or are water activities your main priority? The beaches, Devil’s Lake, Nelscott Reef and Siletz Bay offer different themes to consider when planning your trip to Lincoln City.

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