Things to Do in Seaside, Oregon

Whether you’re looking for epic coastal hikes, golfing by the ocean, surfing on a remote beach, or sand boarding a dune, you can find it all at the Oregon Coast.

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Whether you’re looking for epic coastal hikes, golfing by the ocean, surfing on a remote beach, or sand boarding a dune, you can find it all at the Oregon Coast.

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North Coast

Shifting Tides

Shifting Tides connects people and place through wild foods by offering education based workshops, including intertidal exploration and foraging on the Oregon coast. Your guide is Alanna – a marine biologist – who has a decade of marine science education...

Seaside, OR

(917) 554-6962
Email us (shiftingtidesnw[at]gmail[dot]com)

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North Coast

Cleanline Surf

Established in 1980 and locally owned and operated, Cleanline is The Northwest’s “Original” Surf Shop. They carry the Northwest’s largest selection of surfboards & wetsuits, as well as a wide selection of quality, cutting edge gear to suit your lifestyle.

60 N Roosevelt Drive
Seaside, OR

503-738-7888
Email us (support[at]cleanlinesurf[dot]com)

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North Coast

Seaside Surf Shop

Seaside Surf Shop offers water sport enthusiasts a huge variety of surfing equipment and wetsuits to keep the whole family stoked. Surf rentals, professional instruction, skateboards, sunglasses, tees, swimwear, jewelry, and more are available.

1116 S Roosevelt Drive
Seaside, OR

503-717-1100

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North Coast

Laser Tag & Arcade

Seaside Laser Tag & Arcade is a fun place to be with your family and friends. THey have many of the most popular arcade games with a new twist on two of the classics: the world’s largest Pac-Man and Space...

300 Broadway Street
Seaside, OR

503-738-6728

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North Coast

Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area

Located in the Oregon Coast Range, the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area features year-round bird and wildlife viewing, with particularly great elk viewing from November to April. Its 1,114 acres has four viewing areas.

79878 Hwy. 202
Seaside, OR

(503) 755-2264

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North Coast

Prom Bike Shop

Seaside’s only full service bike shop Started in 1935, Prom Bike is one of Oregon’s oldest bike shops. Offering not only sales and service of bicycles but rentals as well.

622 12th Avenue
Seaside, OR

503-738-8251
Email us (prombikeshop[at]yahoo[dot]com)

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Whatever your adventurous curiosities, there’s nothing like the promise of a new year to start turning aspirations into experiences. And what better place than the Oregon Coast to try an adventure that’s new to you. From mountain biking and disc golfing to guided fishing trips, fat-tire biking and paddling, the Oregon Coast is packed with adventure. Here are five to try.
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Clamming Adventures on the Oregon Coast

Digging clams for dinner is a beloved tradition on the Oregon Coast. Whether they’re steamed, fried or the star of a hearty chowder, bivalves are a prized ingredient from the sea. Armed with a license and a few tools, you can explore an entire menu on Oregon’s coastal bays, which are home to five major clam species including the gaper, cockle, littleneck, butter and soft-shell. Or head to the North Coast, where you can find the succulent razor clam on ocean beaches. Here are some top places for clam digging and enjoying these briny treats on Oregon’s coast.
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Navigating Winter Waters With Alanna Kieffer

On most days you can find Alanna Kieffer by the Pacific Ocean. She might be farming Pacific dulse for Oregon Seaweed or sharing her love of marine ecosystems with others through her business Shifting Tides, which connects people and place through educational adventures in Oregon’s intertidal zones. Or she might be planning special dining events for a multivenue series she co-founded, Winter Waters, which focuses on regenerative seafood. Regardless of where she is, however, one thing’s certain: She’s raising awareness about the habitats of the Oregon Coast.
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All About Shipwrecks and Winter Storms on the Oregon Coast

For centuries mariners grappled with how to navigate channels up and down the Oregon Coast. The Columbia Bar, for instance, sits where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean — and has been the site of roughly 2,000 shipwrecks since 1792. Though nowadays things are much safer with jetties and bar pilots, the bar’s rough waters earned it the nickname “Graveyard of the Pacific.” Other passages have less dramatic but no less powerful stories of their own.
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Gravel Biking on the Oregon Coast

As a new style in the cycling world, gravel riding has exploded in popularity across the country. Defined by its versatility, gravel biking allows riders to traverse a variety of less trafficked, nontechnical terrains that deliver ample opportunity for solitude, scenery and a variety of distances. Visitors find gravel riding perfect for mountainous states like Oregon due to the abundance of trails and nearly 30,000 national forest service roads in the state, where cyclists can explore for miles.
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Marine Experiences Your Whole Family Will Love

If you and your kids want to learn about marine life, the Oregon Coast has you covered. You’ll find everything from aquariums with kid-friendly touch pools to interactive museums that uncover some of the ocean’s many mysteries. One must-see is Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium, which features a new giant Pacific octopus habitat designed to resemble a natural seafloor. “The wraparound viewing window gives guests the chance to see the octopus as it feeds, plays and displays its colorful camouflage,” says Jeremy Burke, the aquarium's director of marketing and visitor services.
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