Check this page before you head out, especially if you have an older edition of the book! If there are any problems that cannot be corrected in the field, we will post an update below.
We strive to maintain the clues and boxes so that they work properly all year round. However, sometimes signs are changed, trees fall down, and other unforeseen circumstances cause small problems with Quest directions. If the problems cannot be corrected in the field, we will post updates on this page and then make updates in future book editions. It’s a good idea to check this page before heading out on a Quest, especially if you have an older version of the Quest Book. The best way to avoid confusion and surprises is to obtain the most up-to-date Quest Book available.
Current Oregon Coast Quest Book
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ALERTS:
- Fort Stevens Tsunami Quest - This Quest CLOSED in late Fall 2024 due to construction in the campground. It may reopen during select months in summer 2025.
- Kilchis Point Reserve Quest - This Quest was RETIRED in 2025 due to problems with a chronically disappearing box.
- Big Creek Park Quest - Beginning Oct 10th, the Big Creek Park Road bridge (between NE Harney & Big Creek Park) will be closed to vehicular traffic. However, the bridge and park are still open to pedestrian traffic.
- Charleston Tsunami Quest - The "fishy" word on the side of a building has been removed. To get clues #4 and 5, use the single letter that's at the top of the Charleston Marine Life Center.
- CRMM Tsunami Quest - Construction on Exchange St may inhibit access to clue #6. If needed, detour around the closed street to get to Clue #4 at the corner or Exchange and 15th Street.
- Florence Public Art Quest - The sign holding military emblems with clue #7 has been replaced. As a substitute, use the third letter in the first title word on the sign.
*Issues below with an asterisk were fixed in the "Second Printing" of the 2023-24 book edition.
- Toledo Quest* - The last four clue squares of the are mislabeled in the first printing of the Quest Book. Instead of Clue #14, 15, 16, and 17, the last four clues should be numbered 3, 2, 2 and 7.
- Cape Perpetua Discovery Loop Trail Quest* - Clue #6 was accidentally omitted from the directions in the first printing of the Quest Book. It's easy to guess once you have the other letters, however. Clue #6 is the letter T.
Updates to Quest Books
2023-24 Quest Book Corrections:
Fort Stevens Tsunami Quest - This Quest CLOSED in late Fall 2024 due to construction in the campground. It may reopen during select months in summer 2025.
Kilchis Point Reserve Quest - This Quest was retired in 2025 due to problems with a chronically disappearing box.
Charleston Tsunami Quest - The "fishy" word on the side of a building has been removed. To get clues #4 and 5, use the letter that's on the tail of the wind turbine.
Florence Public Art Quest - The sign holding military emblems with clue #7 has been replaced. As a substitute, use the third letter in the first title word on the sign.
Toledo Quest* - The last four clue square are mislabeled in the book. Instead of Clue #14, 15, 16, and 17, the last four clues should be
numbered 3, 2, 2 and 7.
Cape Perpetua Discovery Loop Trail Quest* - Clue #6 was accidentally omitted from the directions. It's easy to guess once you have the other letters, however. Clue #6 is the letter T.
Taft Stormwater Quest - Clue #4 hint: The white painted word SCHOOL used to include white bumps in the shape of a circle, but the bumps were recently removed.
*Issues above with an asterisk were fixed in the "Second Printing" of the 2023-24 book edition.
2021-2022 Quest Book Corrections:
Two Quests in this edition have been RETIRED:
- Explore Beverly Beach State Park Quest - The park closed in September 2023 for several months of construction, making it impossible to access and complete this Quest.
- Fort Stevens Tsunami Quest - This Quest CLOSED in late Fall 2024 due to construction in the campground. It may reopen during select months in summer 2025.
- Kilchis Point Reserve Quest - This Quest was retired in 2025 due to problems with a chronically disappearing box.
UPDATES:
- Port Orford Heads State Park Quest - The entire sign that held clue #3 blew away in a winter storm. To get the clue now, take the fifth letter of the name of the person after whom the Cove is named.
- Bandon Tsunami Quest, - At the beginning you are instructed to walk southwest to a tsunami evacuation sign which is next to a "big wooden bench surrounded by three boulders". The bench has been moved and now there is a giant Washed Ashore sculpture of a rockfish in its place near the boulders and evacuation sign.
- Mount Union Cemetery Quest - The entrance sign was replaced with a beautiful arch. Now, clue #6 is the last letter on the entrance arch.
- Charleston Tsunami Quest - The "fishy" word on the side of a building has been removed. To get clues #4 and 5, use the letter that's on the tail of the wind turbine.
- Cape Perpetua Discovery Loop Trail Quest - Clue #6 was accidentally omitted from the directions. It's easy to guess once you have the other letters, however. Clue #6 is the letter T.
- Big Creek Park Quest in Spanish Quest has been revised and is now available on the Quests en Español webpage.
- Historic Florence Quest* - The third word of the hidden message squares should be labeled 7-8-9, not 7-8-8.Note: This issue was fixed in the "Second Printing" of the 2021-22 book edition.
2019-20 Quest Book Corrections:
Six Quests in this edition have been RETIRED:
- Explore Beverly Beach State Park Quest - Retired to planned campground construction (Sept 2023).
- Fort Stevens Tsunami Quest - This Quest CLOSED in late Fall 2024 due to construction in the campground. It may reopen during select months in summer 2025.
- Kilchis Point Reserve Quest - This Quest was retired in 2025 due to problems with a chronically disappearing box.
- Get to Know OSU Quest - Closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- KEC Art Quest - Closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- HMSC Tsunami Quest - Retired due to changes in signage and messaging.
- Oregon Hatchery Research Center Quest - Retired January 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
UPDATES:
Port Orford Heads State Park Quest - The entire sign that held clue #3 blew away in a winter storm. To get the clue now, take the fifth letter of the name of the person after whom the Cove is named.
Bandon Tsunami Quest - Clue #11 is hard to find since a sign was replaced. The clue is the last letter in the first word(s) of the church's name. Also, at the beginning of the Quest you are instructed to walk southwest to a tsunami evacuation sign which is next to a "big wooden bench surrounded by three boulders". The bench has been moved and now there is a giant Washed Ashore sculpture of a rockfish in its place near the boulders and evacuation sign.
Charleston Tsunami Quest - The ending of this Quest has changed so that when you decode the final message, the instructions read "Go back to where you found clue #7 and use the decoded message to search for the hidden Quest Box." Also, the "fishy" word on the side of a building has been removed. To get clues #4 and 5, use the letter that's on the tail of the wind turbine.
Mt Union Cemetery Quest - The "Big Flag" referenced on p. 229 has been repositioned to the other side of the black metal benches. Start from the OLD flagpole spot to navigate to clue #7. Also, the entrance sign has been replaced with a beautiful arch, which means clue #6 is now the last letter on the top of the arch.
YYFAP Habitats of Diversity Quest - The sign for clue #6 has been replaced, so looking for the name of the "16th animal" no longer makes sense. Instead, look at the new sign on the deck to find the insect with black and _ _ _ _ _ spots. The first letter of the missing word is clue #6.
Big Creek Park Quest in Spanish Quest - This Quest has been revised and is now available on the Quests en Español webpage.
*Siltcoos Lagoon Trail Quest - The last four clue squares to be filled on page 190 should be numbered 6-14-18-8 (not 5-7-4-2).
*Yaquina Head Hills Quest - On page 81, a text box asks a multiple-choice question: "For what reason might native people have purposefully burned land?" The last line was inadvertently left off...it should read, "Take the letter of your answer for clue number 4."
Note: All of the issues with a * were fixed in the "Second Printing" of the 2019-20 book edition.