Natural History on the Oregon Coast

There's a museum in Roseburg called the Museum of History and Natural History. It sounds like an oxymoron. If you're the second, you must be the first automatically.

The Netarts Spit runs north from Cape Lookout State Park. It's definitely for the lover of solitude, five miles of pretty much nothing except sand and some driftwood. Between the spit and the mainland is Netarts Bay, which is quiet and rather muddy. There is some concern that the ocean is going to erode its way through the south edge of the spit, turning it into an island, and some creative erosion control techniques have been used. But don't worry. If it washes away, it's not going to catch you by surprise as you're walking along the beach.

The nearest city is Tillamook. Enjoy the Tillamook Cheese Factory while you're there and maybe see some of the history of military aviation at the Tillamook Air Museum.