My parents and I went to Florence, Oregon right on the coast. It's one of the coolest places I have ever been to. You have the rocky coast just north of Florence where there are tons of lighthouses and coastal towns. Starting at Florence and going south you have sand dunes for about 50 miles where it's one of the best places to go 4 wheeling. There's only two places in the country where you can ride on 300 feet of sand dunes; there and southern California. I would recommend the Oregon coast for anyone. (Not too crowded either.)