Planning a Trip

Getting There -- From Roseburg, head west on Ore. 42 to Coquille, where you take Ore. 42S to Bandon, which is on U.S. 101.

Visitor Information -- For more information, contact the Bandon Chamber of Commerce, 300 Second St. (P.O. Box 1515), Bandon, OR 97411 (tel. 541/347-9616; www.bandon.com).

Festivals -- Bandon is the cranberry capital of Oregon, and each year in September the impending harvest is celebrated with the Bandon Cranberry Festival. Other festivals include the Wine and Food Festival held over Memorial Day weekend and the Festival of Lights, held each year during the Christmas season.