If you're not into pinnipeds, try hunting for agates on the beach at... Agate Beach (or any other beach).
Manzanita and Cannon Beach are kind of sweetly touristy-- a favorite vacation spot for a lot of PNW families and tons of beachcombing to do.
Fort Stevens has some wonderful, creepy WWII bunkers; great for exploring, and there should be nice seabirds as well.
If you're spending time near Portland, you'll be close to Mt. St. Helens, still pretty dramatically cratered. If that's not enough craters, there's also the unspeakably beautiful, Tolkeinesque Crater Lake south of Eugene.
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If you're not into pinnipeds, try hunting for agates on the beach at... Agate Beach (or any other beach).
Manzanita and Cannon Beach are kind of sweetly touristy-- a favorite vacation spot for a lot of PNW families and tons of beachcombing to do.
Fort Stevens has some wonderful, creepy WWII bunkers; great for exploring, and there should be nice seabirds as well.
If you're spending time near Portland, you'll be close to Mt. St. Helens, still pretty dramatically cratered. If that's not enough craters, there's also the unspeakably beautiful, Tolkeinesque Crater Lake south of Eugene.