Bayocean, Oregon

For a ship, see Bayocean (motor yacht).

A view from the hotel that once existed in Bayocean
"The Spirit of the West combined with the comforts and conveniences of the East at Bayocean" "The Playground of the Pacific Northwest" 1913 ad, Sunset Magazine vol. 31

Bayocean was a community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Sometimes known as "the town that fell into the sea", it was a planned resort community founded in 1906 on Tillamook Spit, a small stretch of land that forms one wall of Tillamook Bay.[1][2]

Bayocean's post office was established on February 4, 1909, and by 1914, the town's population was 2,000.[2] Only a few decades later however, Bayocean had become a ghost town, having had many of its attractions destroyed by "man-induced" coastal erosion. The town's unforeseen destruction is believed by many to have been caused by the residents themselves.

  1. ^ Webber, Bert (1999). Bayocean: The Oregon Town That Fell into the Sea. Webb Research Group; Updated edition (March 1999). ISBN 0-936738-37-5.
  2. ^ a b "Bayocean: Playground of the pacific northwest". December 6, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2010.