If you're in book-browsing mode, the best hiking guides are by William Sullivan. He has one for the Oregon coast that will also point out some short hikes en route from Portland, but also a more vacation-oriented guide called Oregon Trips and Trails that has hikes plus attractions, museums, and eating & sleeping recommendations.
The Blue Heron French Cheese Company is another cheese factory to tour if you go through Tillamook. :D
Neahkahnie Mountain is a lovely 3-mile hike with a great view at the top. Trailhead is between Seaside and Tillamook.
Newport has both a historic/touristy bayfront (with sea lions hanging out by the docks) and an arty/Victorian neighborhood called Nye Beach. There's also a fancy aquarium I haven't been to yet because I go to the Hatfield Marine Science Center for free instead and visit the resident octopus.
I'm also very fond of the little harbor at Depoe Bay. It's right on highway 101 so it's easy to stop and watch for awhile.
I think it's pretty hard to go wrong at the coast, except maybe the Sea Lion Caves near Florence, which scream "tourist trap." Everywhere else you can just poke along with lighthouses and little hikes and tide pools.
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Date: 2011-06-27 03:18 am (UTC)The Blue Heron French Cheese Company is another cheese factory to tour if you go through Tillamook. :D
Neahkahnie Mountain is a lovely 3-mile hike with a great view at the top. Trailhead is between Seaside and Tillamook.
Newport has both a historic/touristy bayfront (with sea lions hanging out by the docks) and an arty/Victorian neighborhood called Nye Beach. There's also a fancy aquarium I haven't been to yet because I go to the Hatfield Marine Science Center for free instead and visit the resident octopus.
I'm also very fond of the little harbor at Depoe Bay. It's right on highway 101 so it's easy to stop and watch for awhile.
I think it's pretty hard to go wrong at the coast, except maybe the Sea Lion Caves near Florence, which scream "tourist trap." Everywhere else you can just poke along with lighthouses and little hikes and tide pools.