South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Great Water Adventure on SUP

Dropped in with my stand up paddle at the Charleston harbor, south end of highway. Very pretty, interesting wildlife. Highly recommend a hard board or hard shell kayak, etc. Got nervous on my inflatab...

Skunk Cabbage blooming in March

We took our annual trip to view the blooming Skunk Cabbage. It's 2 hour loop hike, 2.5 miles, on the Hidden Creek Trail to the Tunnel Trail out to the Railroad Pilings, then back on the Railroad Tra...

The South Slough is a beautiful, quiet place to visit and experience the Pacific NW forest and estuarine/marsh environs.

We visited South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve during the first week of Aug. 2021. It's approximately a 30 min. drive from the town of Bandon, with much of the drive (8.5 miles) on wind...

The Skunk Cabbage are blooming

We visited the last day of February and the skunk cabbage flowers were just starting to emerge. It's always a great hike on the Hidden Creek trail to finally get to the boardwalk where the skunk cabb...

Great Hike with Young Kids

I was excited to come here by the reviews and I wasn’t disappointed. I went with my husband and kids (7 and 3 years old). The interpretive center was closed (It is closed on Mondays) but the trail was...