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    • Rockaway Beach, Oregon

      Capture the Coast at Night from Rockaway

      5.0
      Clear nights on the Oregon Coast can be hard to come by, and your best bet to grab night time photos of the coast is in the Summer.This particular section of the coast is relatively quiet in the Summer time. You can park your car easily along the road that gives you access to the beach. This is a...
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    • Rockaway Beach, Oregon

      Crabbing at the Brighton Marina

      5.0
      Crabbing is just one of those things everyone should do along the Oregon Coast. Its fun, fairly straightforward, and then you get to eat them! Total win-win. We were taking our time along the Oregon Coast and had heard that Kelly's Brighton Marina was a great place to learn to crab. For $100/hour...
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    • Manzanita, Oregon

      Camp at Nehalem Bay State Park

      5.0
      Nehalem Bay State Park is a great central location on the Oregon Coast to use as a base camp, whether you want to go south to explore Cape Kiwanda or go north to photograph the famous Cannon Beach. There are six loops: A-F, and only A-C are open in the winter. The only first-come-first-served are...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Explore Bayocean Peninsula Park

      5.0
      8 mi / 100 ft gain
      Located just west of Tillamook on the way to Cape Meares is an expansive forested park that juts out into Tillamook Bay. The main "trail" is an old unpaved narrow road called Bayocean Dike Road that stretches 4 miles down to the point. It's perfect for a long run, leisurely hike or mountain bikin...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Big Spruce Trail

      5.0
      0.29 mi / 3 ft gain
      Big Spruce Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tillamook, Oregon.
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    • Nehalem, Oregon

      Neahkahnie Mountain via South Trailhead

      5.0
      2.92 mi / 860 ft gain
      You have a couple different options on how to access this hike (North and South trailhead) also if you would like to hike the loop trail or out-and-back option. Driving directions for this hike isn't to difficult, heading south on highway 101 drive 16.6 miles past the exists for Cannon Beach and ...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Cape Meares Lighthouse

      4.3
      This historic site served as a major lighthouse for years and was turned into a scenic viewpoint offering some rad views of the Oregon Coast. The park is located only about 10 miles west of Tillamook. The parking lot has limited space so get there as early as you can. The Cape Meares lighthous...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Octopus Tree Trail

      0.31 mi / 121 ft gain
      Octopus Tree Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tillamook, Oregon.
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    • Nehalem, Oregon

      Neahkahnie Mountain Trail

      5.0
      3.3 mi / 1142 ft gain
      This hike can be done as either a loop or an out-and-back beginning from either the North or the South trailhead, both located off Route 101. If opting for the loop you will have to walk ~1 mile on the highway to connect back to your starting point. Since we were hiking with our kids we wanted t...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Hike along Short Beach, Oregon

      5.0
      0.25 mi / 200 ft gain
      Hike: The trail is basically a handmade wooden staircase that takes you all the way down to the beach, so once you locate it, just keep following the stairs all the way down until you've reached the beach.Directions: Drive North along Cape Meares Loop Rd just past Oceanside until you reach the po...
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    • Nehalem, Oregon

      Short Sands Beach

      5.0
      1.16 mi / 184 ft gain
      It is located just off the side of highway 101 north of Manzanita and south of Cannon Beach. To get here, you need to just pull off into the Oswald West parking lot on the ocean side of the freeway. From here, It is just a short walk through the old growth forrest covered in dense green moss wher...
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    • Nehalem, Oregon

      Surf Smuggler Cove

      5.0
      The beach in Oswald West State Park is one of the more secluded beaches on the Oregon coast. Most tourists tend to stay by Canon Beach and Seaside, Oregon, so this little gem gets much less traffic.The parking lot is right on the highway with plenty of parking, a bathroom, and a drinking fountai...
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    • Arch Cape, Oregon

      Cape Falcon Trail

      5.0
      4.67 mi / 561 ft gain
      Cape Falcon is one of two major hikes within Oswald West State Park, fifteen minutes south of Canon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Park in the lot at the trailhead off Highway 101 and head in. After a half a mile or so you’ll come to a junction with options for “The Beach” or “Cape Falcon”. Go right ...
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    • Tillamook, Oregon

      Relax at Oceanside Beach

      4.0
      Oceanside Beach is often passed over for Tunnel Beach just north. Both are great, but you're missing out if you don't head down to Oceanside and fly a kite.  There's a parking lot right next to the marked location. Park there, then head down to the beach—don't forget your kite! 
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    • Oceanside, Oregon

      Tunnel Beach

      5.0
      0.47 mi / 75 ft gain
      The main beach is located adjacent to Oceanside Beach State Park, which can be accessed via Cape Meares Loop/Netarts Oceanside Hwy. Once you arrive at the park, head down towards the beach and start walking North. You'll notice a little hole-in-the-wall past a small group of rocks which you'll h...
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    • Oceanside, Oregon

      Oceanside Beach Trail

      4.0
      0.86 mi / 144 ft gain
      Oceanside Beach Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Tillamook, Oregon.
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    Camping and Lodging in Rockaway Beach

    Sandbeach
    Cloverdale, Oregon

    Sandbeach

    Hebo Lake Campground
    Beaver, Oregon

    Hebo Lake Campground

    Rocky Bend Group Campground
    Beaver, Oregon

    Rocky Bend Group Campground

    Castle Rock Group Campground
    Cloverdale, Oregon

    Castle Rock Group Campground

    Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort
    Warrenton, Oregon

    Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort

    Lincoln City KOA Holiday
    Otis, Oregon

    Lincoln City KOA Holiday