Storm watching season begins taking shape during fall, especially from October into November, when stronger weather systems start rolling across the Pacific. For anyone who loves wild landscapes, crashing surf, photography, or simply watching nature flex a little muscle, it can be one of the most unforgettable times to visit the Oregon Coast.

Instead of being confined to one giant event center, the celebration spreads throughout Yachats. The Yachats Commons serves as one of the primary gathering places, while performances and activities are also held at locations including the Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, Lions Club and historic Little Log Church.

Every late fall, these powerful salmon return from the Pacific Ocean and push into a handful of North Oregon Coast rivers and creeks to spawn. It is one of the coast's great seasonal wildlife events—and one that many visitors never even realize is happening.

For many coastal families, fishermen, and seafood lovers, canning albacore tuna is more than a way to stock the pantry. It has become a late-summer tradition. When Oregon's commercial tuna boats begin returning to port loaded with beautiful Pacific albacore, pressure canners come out, jars get washed, and kitchens up and down the coast turn into small-scale tuna operations.