Halloweentown, The Birds, and Bella’s truck are all real places, and October is the month to visit them
Año Nuevo’s elephant seal walks went on sale October 20, but Piedras Blancas lets you watch them free every day of the year
Oregon’s best lava tube is already closed for the year, Washington’s shuts October 31, and California’s caves are still open
The West Coast’s highest tides of the year arrive Thanksgiving week, and all three states get a front-row seat
The West Coast’s first chairlifts spin November 13 in California, Black Friday in Washington, and December 4 in Oregon
Clocks go back November 1, and these three West Coast sunset spots are each a short walk from the parking lot
A cliff in central Washington is 3.5 miles wide, and it was once a waterfall four times the size of Niagara
A West Coast Christmas tree costs $5 in Washington and Oregon, $10 at most California forests, and permits go on sale next month
Memorial Day weekend campsites open November 28 in Oregon and California, and Washington’s opened in August
Oregon and Washington’s Christmas trains start rolling November 20 and 21, and California’s heads out to a giant tree
Oregon’s ocean crabbing is closed until December, but Newport’s piers and the bays are still fair game
Dungeness Spit is an 11-mile round trip to a lighthouse, and fall’s shorter days turn it into a race against sunset
One Washington county made killing Bigfoot a felony. Oregon has a trap. California gave him a scenic byway.
The northernmost coast redwoods in the country are in Oregon, and a better-known grove sits a short drive south
Three West Coast spots where bad weather is the whole point, and storm season starts in about a month
Fall is when the West Coast’s biggest dunes finally make sense to hike, and the desert ones stop trying to cook you
Three West Coast gold rush stops you can still walk through, from an Oregon boomtown to the spot where it all began
The West Coast’s rain forests are at their best once the rain returns, and the California one drops its permit in October
Silverton, Leavenworth, and Solvang all flip on their holiday lights within a week of each other, and one has an ice rink
Up to 4,000 cranes, 50,000 snow geese, and a million-plus waterfowl: where the West Coast’s fall migration lands
One of these West Coast tide pool spots costs nothing, one costs $7, and the third means buying the same pass you’d need for Yellowstone
The Orionids peak October 21 under a bright moon — here’s the trick that still works in Oregon, Washington, and California
The West Coast’s highest roads are closing in this exact order, and one of them could shut any day now
Washington already crowned its 1,006-pound pumpkin champion. Oregon’s about to race theirs across a lake. California just wants to carve yours into art.
One of these West Coast hotels has a ghost with her own bio page on the hotel’s website, one reserves a room for an owner who never checked out, and the third has a headless chef who still throws pots and pans
One of these West Coast oyster farms hands you a shucking knife, another fires up the grill, and the third has been doing this since 1907
One of these West Coast beach horseback rides costs $30, one costs $170 — the price won’t tell you which one you’ll remember
One of these West Coast glamping stays parks you in a vintage trailer, one zips you into a safari tent with a soaking tub, and one tucks an Airstream under the redwoods
You can drive your own car past a pride of lions in Oregon. Two other West Coast wildlife parks won’t let you try.
One of these West Coast covered bridges is the last of its kind in its state, one used to haul logs by train, and the third hides inside a redwood tunnel
One of these West Coast Oktoberfests is basically free, one just won’t stop until fall’s over, and one costs the most for a very good reason
Washington’s hot air balloon season shuts down in about five weeks. Oregon’s runs a little past that. California’s doesn’t really stop.
One of these West Coast elk rut spots costs nothing to watch from the road, one asks for an $8 day-use fee, and the third charges $160 for a guided front-row seat
Oregon’s best-known wildflower meadow is closed for the rest of 2026. Washington and California picked up the slack.
Two West Coast national forests let you forage a free gallon of wild mushrooms. California banned it in every state park but one.
one of these west coast corn mazes is shaped like its own state, another goes fully haunted after dark, and the third’s ranked one of the best in the world
