WELCOME TO COQUILLE OREGON

               Just 20 miles inland from Oregon’s South Coast, the city of Coquille maintains a temperate climate
               shielded from coastal winds, capturing a great many days of sunshine.  Beautiful morning fog lifts by
               noon and clear night skies light up the way.  Rainbows spread across the valley and colorful sunsets
               meet the tall trees on the horizon.  Coquille makes a great stopping point with its historic downtown
               shops, motel, supermarkets, gas stations, hospital and other businesses.
                    Coquille is located along Highway 42, a major east-west route from US 101 and Interstate 5.
               Highway 42 South, which branches off Highway 42 in Coquille, serves as a direct route to US 101 in
               Bandon.  Coos Bay and North Bend are approximately 20 miles north of Bandon on US 101.

                    The Coquille River flows from the nearby Coast Range to the sea at Bandon. Once an important
               waterway for frontier-era commerce and transportation, the river remains a popular fishery for salmon
               and steelhead.

                    The town’s colorful past is reflected in the historic downtown district and the many well-kept private
               homes dating to the late 19th and early 20th century.   Another connection to the old days is the
               Sawdust Theater, which features rollicking old-time melodramas every summer weekend.
                    Coquille’s main event is the Gay ‘90s Festival the first weekend in June, which recalls the heady
               times of the 1890s when Coquille turned into a boomtown in anticipation of the railroad’s arrival. The
               railroad eventually chose another route inland, but subsequent generations were sustained by the
               bounty of the forest, as well as in farming, dairying and cattle ranching.  Coquille serves as the County
               Seat.

                    Spreading across the high ground above the Coquille River Valley, several sawmills and
               manufacturers with unique, far-reaching specialty goods work quietly nearby.  Pride in a hard-working
               pioneer heritage runs high, and the town’s downtown and heritage neighborhoods continue to preserve
               the town’s original spirit.

Updated by Laura Rose

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