The game of golf was born on rugged, wind-swept land like Bandon, where every hole, hazard, and shot is defined by nature's infinite presence. True links courses are rare, with only about 160 on the entire planet. Featuring 54 holes of world class golf, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Dunes are both rated in the top 100 courses in the world.

The Coquille River Lighthouse resides at the mouth of its namesake the Coquille River, where it has weathered magnificent storms, guided mariners in and out of Bandon, over the treacherous Bandon Bar, and now sits as a proud reminder of Bandon’s commercial maritime past.

Like many towns on the Oregon coast, Bandon had significant fishing and timber industries which came to an end by the 1980s. Currently Bandon is a center of cranberry production. This crop was introduced in 1855 by Charles McFarlin, for whom the MacFarlin hybrid is named. Today however, Bandon’s economy revolves around the golfing and tourism industries.