Hiking the Oregon Coast: Day Hikes along the Oregon Coast and Coastal Mountains »

Portland resident Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in writing outdoor guidebooks and travel articles on the Pacific Northwest. She has been hiking trails throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest for over ten years and is often accompanied by her partner Ken Skeen and two border collies, Levi and Sage. She has written numerous books for Falcon Publishing and Globe Pequot, including Hike Oregon, Mountain Bike America: Oregon, and Insiders' Guide to the Oregon Coast.

This guide to the Oregon Coast's greatest hiking adventures features over 50 hikes from Astoria to Gold Beach. For the experienced backpacker or the novice day-tripper, Hiking the Oregon Coast provides insider information to make each hiking trip informed and memorable, including GPS-quality maps, clear directions from major access points, up-to-date road information, photographs, highlights, summaries, regional tips, historical tidbits, and resource information. Also included are GPS waypoint coordinates for each hike, accurate route directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, tips on equipment, trip planning, and hiking with dogs and children, and much more.