Bandon and the surrounding areas - Place to see

Bandon and the surrounding areas are famous for their wide beaches. The beaches offer excellent, photo opportunities, sand castle building, windsurfing, and more. One of the defining features of the Oregon Coast is its many sea stacks, remnants of an ancient marine terrace. These rocks are amazing structures. They offer photo opportunities and the occasional cave for exploring. They are also home to sea anemones, mussels, barnacles, and starfish that cling to their sides as well as thousands of birds who use them to nest, rest, and care for their young. Visitors are discouraged from climbing the rocks, and any rock surrounded by water at mean high tide is illegal to climb as they are part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge and are protected for wildlife. Let’s talk about Rocks Some of the more notable rocks along Bandon’s beaches are Face Rock, the subject of a well-known local legend; Elephant Rock, shaped like the head of a partially-submerged elephant, and Komax, the faithful dog in the Face Rock legend. These impressive rocks, or sea stacks, are geological landforms caused by erosion. They are formed when part of a headland is eroded by the force of the ocean crashing against the rock. The force of the water weakens existing cracks in the headland, eventually causing the headland to collapse, leaving free-standing stacks and even small islands. Some stacks last for a very long time, likely because they are not easily submerged. #travel #waterfall #oregon #OR