Coos Bay is the largest of the communities that encompass Oregon's Bay Area. The city was founded in the 1850's, and was named Marshfield after the Massachusetts hometown of the city's founder J. C. Tolman. The city was incorporated in 1874 under the name Marshfield and in 1944 residents voted to change the name to Coos Bay.
Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon. In 2007 the population was estimated at 16,210 residents. Coos Bay is situated at the mouth of the Coos River on Coos Bay joined by the Pacific Ocean and bordered by the nearby city of North Bend. These two cities are often linked to one another and considered as Bay-North Bend or the Bay Area.
The United States Census Bureau estimates the city has a total area of 15.9 square miles of which 10.6 square miles of it is land and 5.3 square miles of it is water.
Coos Bay’s climate and surrounding area can be described as temperate west coast, with winter temperatures ranging from 37-55 degrees Fahrenheit and 52-70 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Cool breezes off the Pacific play a major role in the city's climate year round. Rain is plentiful in the winter due to moist low-pressure troughs from the Pacific Ocean. The city's annual rainfall is about 64.2 inches (around 1625 mm), but totals are less than an inch in July and August. The summer months bring thousands of tourists to the area that find lodging in the many Coos Bay vacation rentals and home rentals in the area. You may also enjoy a vacation condo rental on the Oregon Coast.
Fog often covers the coastal border in the mornings during the summer months due to the temperature gradient between the cool Pacific Ocean and the warm inland. Snow falls in Coos Bay less than 5 days per
Coos Bay is popular for a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities including the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, which brings an estimated 1.5 million visitors each year. Many of these visitors take pleasure in exploring the 6,000-acre sand dunes on their ATVs. The area's popularity has caused tourism to become a growing industry in this formerly depressed economy. If you are traveling to Coos Bay for an ATV excursion look into renting a vacation home for your home away from home vacation experience.
