Bayocean was a community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Sometimes known as "the town that fell into the sea", it was a planned resort community founded in 1906 on Tillamook Spit, a small stretch of land that forms one wall of Tillamook Bay.
A view from the hotel that once existed in Bayocean
"The Spirit of the West combined with the comforts and conveniences of the East at Bayocean" "The Playground of the Pacific Northwest" 1913 ad, Sunset Magazine vol. 31
The dance hall (foreground) and natatorium once located in Bayocean
Bayocean in 2022
Tillamook County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,390. The county seat is Tillamook. The county is named for the Tillamook or Killamook people, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. The county is located within Northwest Oregon.
Tillamook County Courthouse in Tillamook
Beach at Oceanside and Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Tillamook State Forest