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Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Florence.
Sweet Creek FallsWaterfall10.3 mi from Florence▾
The centerpiece of an 11-waterfall trail complex near Mapleton, Oregon, following a wagon road built by the Sweet family, Oregon Trail pioneers who settled the area in 1879. The two-mile trail winds past mossy cascades and deep plunge pools popular for summer swimming.
Heceta Head LighthouseLighthouse10.7 mi from Florence▾
One of the most photographed lighthouses on the Oregon coast, built between 1892 and 1893 with materials hauled up the hillside from ships anchored offshore. Named for Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, who surveyed the coast in 1775, it remains the brightest light on the Oregon coast, fully restored to its original 1893 appearance in 2013.
Beaver Creek FallsWaterfall10.9 mi from Florence▾
A pair of waterfalls in the Siuslaw National Forest where Beaver Creek and Sweet Creek meet, dropping 23 and 17 feet respectively into a shared pool. The short, easy trail from Sweet Creek Road passes markers describing the Sweet family, who homesteaded the area, and is often paired with a visit to the nearby Sweet Creek Falls.
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Nearby Points of Interest
Worth the DetourDiscover a destination worth exploring within a short drive from Florence.
Sweet Creek FallsWaterfall10.3 mi from Florence▾
The centerpiece of an 11-waterfall trail complex near Mapleton, Oregon, following a wagon road built by the Sweet family, Oregon Trail pioneers who settled the area in 1879. The two-mile trail winds past mossy cascades and deep plunge pools popular for summer swimming.
Heceta Head LighthouseLighthouse10.7 mi from Florence▾
One of the most photographed lighthouses on the Oregon coast, built between 1892 and 1893 with materials hauled up the hillside from ships anchored offshore. Named for Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, who surveyed the coast in 1775, it remains the brightest light on the Oregon coast, fully restored to its original 1893 appearance in 2013.
Beaver Creek FallsWaterfall10.9 mi from Florence▾
A pair of waterfalls in the Siuslaw National Forest where Beaver Creek and Sweet Creek meet, dropping 23 and 17 feet respectively into a shared pool. The short, easy trail from Sweet Creek Road passes markers describing the Sweet family, who homesteaded the area, and is often paired with a visit to the nearby Sweet Creek Falls.
