Don't let those big pincers scare you. Dungeness crab is a delicacy and the local favorite for visitors and residents on the South Coast. Catching and cooking your own crab is easy: Bait a trap, catch a crab, cook it and eat. First, you need a recreationa ...

For those who can't get enough of the rocks at the beach, Bandon boasts the largest full-service rock shop on the South Coast. The Gems Rock Shop and Museum is located three miles south of Bandon on the southwest corner of Beach Loop Drive and U.S. Highway ...

Estuaries are the places where freshwater mixes into the sea. And the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in Charleston offers an up-close look locally at the unique habitat, with an interpretive center and a number of hikes into the area aroun ...

Agate hunters don't necessarily have to dodge waves at all time. Several Bandon shops offer an alternative for rock and gem enthusiasts. Jailhouse Rocks on U.S. Highway 101 at Fillmore Avenue is a small shop that at one time was the city of Bandon's jail (t ...