Gold Beach, Oregon

About Gold Beach

Set in the southwestern part of Oregon, Gold Beach is a small town with an estimated population of 2,272.

Gold Beach holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.53 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 898 residents per square mile.

📰 Gold Beach News Today

• A proposed nickel mine near Gold Beach has a buyer, but years of studies remain Jefferson Public Radio · Oct 4
• Gold Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Billie Frances Hendrix Obituary (2026) - Gold Beach, OR - Redwood Memorial Chapel - Brookings Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Prescribed burns being conducted at Gold Beach, eliminating invasive species KDRV NewsWatch 12 · Jul 2
• Lawmakers call for Coast Guard’s return to Gold Beach and Bandon - Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB · Feb 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Oregon headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Gold Beach Unique

• The only place in America named Gold Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gold Beach

• Chowder House
• Double D's Cafe (café)
• First Chapter Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
• La Casita de Oro — mexican
• NorWester
• Panther's Den
• Playa Del Sol — mexican
• Spinner’s — fish
• Sunset Family Pizza
• The Cannery

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Curry Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gold Beach

• Red Flat/Hunter Creek Botanical Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Buena Vista State Park reviews ★
• Collier H Buffington Memorial Park reviews ★
• Pocket Park reviews ★
• South Beach Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gold Beach

• Gold Beach Jr/Sr High School
• Riley Creek Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Curry General Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Gold Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities