Winchester Bay
Vacation Rentals

Winchester Bay, Oregon
(541) 297-6073
PO Box 1608, Winchester Bay, OR  97467

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Salmon are back  biting 150 feet from our front
Salmon fishing "Chinook" are back BIG, biting 150 feet from our front door!

 

WELCOME TO WINCHESTER BAY, OREGON, the most charming little village by the sea.  Vacation in your own private, fully furnished, apartment just steps from the docks in Salmon Harbor and blocks from the beach in Oregon Coast's best kept secret...Winchester Bay.  You'll find this tiny coastal town quite charming with a real feel of seaports of old.

Looking for the fishing trip of your dreams? A romantic getaway? A memory-making family vacation? Look no more! You have found the perfect getaway for the family, a romantic escape for a couple or just you and your fishing buddies ready to experience a vacation paradise in Oregon's ethereal and mystical Southern Coast.  We are located just off Highway 101 on the Central Oregon Coast. 

**FISHING  is unparalleled here.  Winchester Bay, OR is the largest recreational salmon port on the Oregon Coast. Salmon (such as Chinook & Coho), tuna, halibut, shark, sturgeon, striped & small mouth bass, steelhead, shad perch, squid, rockfish, stripers and more are yours for the taking.  Salmon Harbor at Winchester Bay is one of the largest sport-boat marinas on the Oregon Coast.  Year-round choose from 6 Fishing Charter offices a minute walk from your apt.  or bring your own boat and launch it just steps from your door.   Try your hand at surf or jetty fishing too.  HAVE YOUR CATCH CUSTOM CANNED at our famous local Sportmen's Cannery & Smokehouse & even shipped home if you'd like..  FRESHWATER lake fishing abounds locally. 

CRAB FOR FRESH DUNGENESS CRAB. 
Our crabbing season is open all year and you can crab off the docks or by boat in the bay.  NO fees or license needed for crabbing here & you can rent crab traps right outside your door. .  August/Sept join the Captain Umpclaw Crab Bounty Hunt and catch the Captain for a chance to win cash.  FISH OR CRAB right off the docks just steps from your door.  

Mud flats offer excellent CLAM DIGGING and RAZOR CLAMS can be found on the beaches.  TOUR  the Umpqua Aquaculture Oyster Farm and  enjoy fresh oysters on the half-shell or and take some home or order them cooked just the way you love them at any of the local restaurants. 
Doesn't get much better than this!!!

**47 ACRES OF OREGON DUNES NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA...DUNE BUGGIES, ATV RENTALS, Oregon Dune Fest July 31st to August 3.  All ages and skill levels.  1ST CLASS EVENTS events for the whole family.  We have some of the tallest sand dunes in Oregon. 

**HIKE or catch FRESH TROUT at beautiful Lake Marie.

Sunset over the harbor - Salmon Harbor Marina - Winchester Bay, Oregon
Sunset over the harbor
Salmon Harbor Marina - Winchester Bay, Oregon

 

MORE, MORE, MORE:  Golf at the 9 hole Forest Hills Country Club* The Mill Casino is only 22 miles away* Visit our famous Umpqua Lighthouse with Oregon's largest lighthouse gift shop * Have fun at our 4th of July extravaganza * Whale Watch on the whale-watching platform * Visit the Dean Creek Elk Preserve * Bird Watchers paradise * Tour the famous Umpqua River Lighthouse * Beach combing to collect glass floats, agates, rocks, shells, driftwood & beach glass* Visit  our art galleries or browse the antique stores * Windsurf on the river * Seals & Sea Lions abound and the rookeries are a real treat * Photographers and artist paradise * Wildlife watchers heaven * Rent a small skiff  to go fishing or crabbing. * Swimming, kite flying, biking, scuba diving and more..........You can make your stay tranquil or fun-filled.  It's all here for you to enjoy.  Yes, a little bit of heaven on the Oregon Coast here in Winchester Bay!!! 

 

Nice halibut catch - Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay, Oregon

 

View of Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay, Oregon

View of Salmon Harbor from the hillside just above Dockside Vacation Rentals.

Half Moon Bay near Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay, Oregon

Half Moon Bay near Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay, Oregon
A great place to enjoy a walk on the beach or a picnic.



Horse enthusiasts enjoy bringing their horses 
for a ride through the dunes or on the beach.

 

Our Dockside Vacation Rental

Winchester Bay Dockside Vacation Rentals

 

Isn't the Bay serene & peaceful?...
Isn't the Bay serene & peaceful?...

     
 

Beautiful Half Moon Bay
Beautiful Half Moon Bay
 

 
     
   

Strike Zone Charter brings in the BIG ones...
Strike Zone Charter brings in the BIG ones...

     
 

Our Award Winning Garden


Our Award Winning Garden

 

 
     
What a haul off the local Sydney Mae charter
What a haul of fish off a local charter...
 

Everyone loves the fishing action...
Everyone loves the fishing action...

     
 
 

 

 
     
Strike Zone Charter heads out for a big-catch day!
Strike Zone Charter heads out for a big-catch day!
 

47 miles of dunes.  Dune rides, ATV rentals

47 miles of dunes. Dune rides, ATV rentals, it's all here...

     
 

Lucky you to find a highly collectable glass float
Lucky you to find a highly collectable glass float...