The berries also draw berry pickers. First to ripen early in June are the salmonberries and thimbleberries. Blue elderberries mature in late August and September. August also offers Himalaya and Evergreen blackberries, followed by huckleberries and blueberries. Tiny wild strawberries can be found in grassy hummocks near the beach all summer.
Lighthouses know no season.
In fact, they are sometimes more dramatic in fog, stormy weather or at dusk. Nine classic lighthouses survive along the Oregon coast. Five of those offer regular tours, and two more can be visited by special permission. Just north of Florence is the Heceta Head Lighthouse, built in 1894. It was the strongest light on the Oregon coast, visible from 21 miles offshore.