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Area Photo Tour 2
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Lakes and Rivers!
The Florence area
boasts 27 fresh-water lakes and the Siuslaw River within 6 miles
of Florence!
Activities vary from
clamming to superb fishing and water skiing. This picture is
of a rotating train bridge located about 4 miles up the Siuslaw
River from Florence. Just east of this location is where the
North Fork of the Siuslaw joins the main Siuslaw River. |
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Florence Beaches
The beaches in the Florence area, and extending to the south
are expansive and allow for all the great beach activities,
including just playing in the sand or taking a relaxing stroll
amongst the dunes and numerous sea birds that populate the
coastal areas. This is a picture of the beach near the
North jetty in Florence. |
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Florence Harbor
This photo is of the harbor in Florence on the Siuslaw River in
Old Town.
You can watch the
fireworks on the 4th of July or moor or launch your boat here
during the salmon fishing season in September and October. |
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Freshwater Lakes
The Florence area boast 27 fresh water lakes formed by
drifting sands just east of the ocean front. These lakes
offer boating, fishing and great locations for a picnic or a
lake front home.
This photo is
of a fisherman fishing in tiny Clewox Lake located in Honeymen
State Park just south of Florence. |
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Fishing
It is said that many fish in the area will grow old never seeing a
fisherman's lure!
Opportunities
including fishing in serene Lake Merced (shown here), or salmon
fishing either in the great Siuslaw and Umpqua Rivers or
offshore in the ocean.
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