Annual Indian Style Salmon Bake

In Depoe Bay, this long-standing tradition honors a Northwest ritual: salmon slow-cooked over an open alder fire, the way Indigenous peoples of the coast have prepared it for generations. Savor the smoky, tender fish alongside community festivities on the shore of the world's smallest navigable harbor.

It's a delicious, deeply rooted taste of the central Oregon coast — as much about heritage and community as it is about the meal. While you're in Depoe Bay, keep an eye on the water: this stretch of coast is one of the best places in Oregon to spot gray whales close to shore.