Hotels in North Oregon Coast

Tide pools reveal themselves at low tide, where purple starfish and green anemones create living art among the rocks. The Astoria Column rewards climbers with views where the mighty Columbia River surrenders to the Pacific. At Tillamook Creamery, watch cheese-making in action before the inevitable ice cream finale. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad chugs through landscapes that Hollywood location scouts would reject as too perfect. Columbia River Maritime Museum brings shipwrecks and nautical tales to life without getting your feet wet. Rockaway Beach offers seven miles of sand where kite-flyers battle constant winds and always lose. Save room for samples at Tillamook Country Smoker, where jerky becomes an art form worthy of the surrounding natural beauty.