Honestly, Oregon beaches sound unsatisfying, based on what you’re saying, OP. Fine for adventurers. Fine for kids picking shells. But, not so enjoyable for everyone else.

East coast beaches and west coast beach (in Southern Calif, at least) are similar in that people bring towels and umbrellas and lunch coolers and hang for the day. Both are gorgeous. I live in CA, but I’m from DC and grew up going to Bettheny/Rehoboth, NC, Florida and Long Island beaches and I love them all. I love the salty scent. I love the long beach grasses. And the sanded wooden walkways. I love the warm water. On the West Coast (CA), I love the sharp blue skies and stunning coast line and fun beach activities of volleyball or “bay watch” lifeguards and people watching. It’s all very relaxed and makes a good day.

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Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

Excuse you. Nothing could compare to the glamour of sitting on a rock roasting a beer can filled with leftover chicken soup, pile of seaweed rotting next to you and gently wafting the scent of decayed fish, all in 45 degree weather. How could you even be so uncultured as to think a warm weather beach compares in any way?

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Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

right, you limit your “outdoorsiness” to your two weeks of expensive and exclusive vacationing in the Caribbean. This is what passes for East Coast beach vacations, lol. that should give OP insight.

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Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

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Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

NP. Very highbrow taste you have, Avila representative. Class all the way.

Lol. There’s a reason why the vast majority of people move from East to West and not the other way around.

Okay crazy. I think you've shown enough of your hometown and should stop before you get banned for spamming this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

NP. Very highbrow taste you have, Avila representative. Class all the way.

Lol. There’s a reason why the vast majority of people move from East to West and not the other way around.

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Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

NP. Very highbrow taste you have, Avila representative. Class all the way.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

There are majestic redwoods in designated state parks that are usually highly protected and you have to drive for hours to be able to reach. I spent a lot of time out west so i know exactly how it is. I'll definitely take an easy drive to a STUNNING tree lined, green glen any day, over driving for hours to see ONE view

ok throw down - where are all these “stunning” forests 20 minuted from
metro DC?

Like everywhere? LOL. Have you been outside in the past month?

ok I see you think a trashy junk tree path is a “stunning forest.”

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Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

Average water temp in DE beaches in July/August is 75+.

Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

There are majestic redwoods in designated state parks that are usually highly protected and you have to drive for hours to be able to reach. I spent a lot of time out west so i know exactly how it is. I'll definitely take an easy drive to a STUNNING tree lined, green glen any day, over driving for hours to see ONE view

ok throw down - where are all these “stunning” forests 20 minuted from
metro DC?

Like everywhere? LOL. Have you been outside in the past month?

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah. I’d skip it. Summers on the warm soft east coast sand beaches, with their people sitting under umbrellas enjoying a sea breeze and reading books got nothing on a rocky west cost beach with its waves crashing on large rocks. And the numerous food places, games, rides, and bars and restaurants are nothing like the pristine desolation of coastal Olympic peninsula.

Right, a crowded boardwalk with fried food and bars is MUCH better than the Olympic peninsula.

OP, I’m with you. I grew up in California and find the East Coast beach vacation to be excruciating. The beaches are ugly and crowded here, and beach towns are expensive and over developed. And I even grew up near a California beach town where it is warm enough to sit on a towel for a while (Avila Beach.)

Oh yeah, because the beaches are so empty and stunning in California. That's if you like heroin needles and the smell of urine from the local homeless encampment. No wonder people travel from all over the world to go to...... Avila Beach....

Well Avila is more crowded than when I grew up - but that’s mostly local travel. The fact that it’s not a big tourist destination is a feature, not a bug. I think that’s what the DC posters don’t quite get - the difference between being surrounded by thousands of opportunities for gorgeous and stunning outdoor recreation, and the incredibly limited roster here (OBX or Bethany or climb a hill that they call a mountain!)

Um, there's plenty of outdoor opportunities on the east coast. I cant even believe the bizarre fiction that there aren't. Like... it literally makes no sense. West coast beaches you can't even get in the water without a full wetsuit yet OUR beach activities are limited? LOL. Make it make sense! The delusion...

yeah, you don’t get it. it’s not only about opportunities (there are more many places in the west) but also culture. DC just is not the same as Denver in that regard.

Yes the % of active, outdoorsy people here is much smaller.

You just need to find your people.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

There are majestic redwoods in designated state parks that are usually highly protected and you have to drive for hours to be able to reach. I spent a lot of time out west so i know exactly how it is. I'll definitely take an easy drive to a STUNNING tree lined, green glen any day, over driving for hours to see ONE view

ok throw down - where are all these “stunning” forests 20 minuted from
metro DC?

^I dont have a kid but probably! A silver lining I guess...