Tides & Towns
Oregon Central Coast · OR

Reedsport

An Umpqua River town at the edge of the dunes.

Population
4,310 (2020 census)
Founded
1912
Incorporated
1919

Then

  1. 1912

    Alfred W. Reed founds the town, until then a camp for railroad workers.

  2. 1919

    Reedsport incorporates.

  3. 1964

    A flood swamps the lower town. A dike is built afterward.

  4. 1999

    The International Paper plant in nearby Gardiner closes.

Now

Winchester Bay, three miles south, is a gateway to the Oregon Dunes, and 60 to 100 Roosevelt elk graze at Dean Creek just east of town.

3 tide stations around Reedsport

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