Astoria is gritty, and likes it that way. But that rustic exterior is just a cover for the many enchanting dichotomies you’ll find waiting around the next corner. Here, fisherman are poets, loggers drink espresso, and Main Street welcomes both nouveau gallery and five n’ dime.
For Astoria, it’s about character, and it’s also about characters: the people who call this place home with a passion that borders on evangelical. The skipper who challenges the same mighty river his great grandfather once fished. The artist who migrated here in search of a new palette. The hotelier who resurrected a once-bustling pier.
Astoria is that little town that could, a city of 10,000 people on the Columbia River, just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Founded 200 years ago at the beginning of Oregon’s North Coast, Astoria has been through boom and bust times more than once, weathering the collapse of both the Columbia River fishery and Oregon timber industry. It has risen once again as a cultural haven, often referred to as “little San Francisco.” Astoria is an old place that is newly hip. Here, Victorian mansions and maritime relics live in harmony with chef-driven restaurants and tattoo parlors.
Once you come here and learn these stories, you’ll want to share them with others, and hope they’ll tell others, too. And, it’s a place to which you’ll want to return, to see what other stories you might have missed.
Featured Spots
North Coast
High 5 Fishing
Astoria, OR
(503) 791-5957
Email us (bigrich[at]diamondheating[dot]net)
North Coast
Flavel House Museum
Experience the elegance of the late Victorian period by touring the home of Captain George Flavel. The 1885 Queen Anne home features original Eastlake influenced woodwork, period furnishings, and exotic hardwood fireplace mantels. Begin your tour at the Carriage House...
714 exchange streetAstoria, OR
503-325-2203
Email us (cchs[at]cumtux[dot]org)
North Coast
West Coast Artisans
Discover unique gifts and a variety of art at this gallery in Astoria.
160 10th StreetAstoria, OR
(503) 739-3953
North Coast
Lewis And Clark National Historical Park
Fort Clatsop commemorates the 1805-06 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition. A 1955 community-built replica of the explorers’ 50’x50′ Fort Clatsop is the focus of the park. The fort, historic canoe landing, and spring are nestled in...
Astoria, OR503-861 2471
North Coast
Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint
This park was one of the first parcels donated as park land to the Oregon Highway Commission in 1922. One of the few rest stops along Highway 30, you’ll find a restroom, monument, and a wondrous Douglas fir forest overlooking...
Astoria, OR503-861-3170
North Coast
Oregon Film Museum
The Oregon Film Museum celebrates the art and legacy of films and film-making in the State of Oregon. Housed in the old Clatsop County Jail, the museum invites visitors to explore these and other films and the production behind making...
732 Duane StreetAstoria, OR
503-325-2203
North Coast
Sunset Beach State Recreation Site
Sunset Beach State Recreation Site comes with a very famous past. The park marks the west trailhead of the historic Fort-to-Sea Trail – a 6.5 mile route that recreates the experience Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery encountered...
Astoria, OR503-861-3170
North Coast
Triple C Outfitters
Professionally guided Salmon, Sturgeon & Steelhead fishing based on the Columbia river.
74734 Good RdAstoria, OR
(503) 791-2314
Email us (RHFishKiller[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Liberty Theatre
The Liberty Theatre in downtown Astoria, Oregon, is one of the best examples of the 1920s vaudeville-motion picture palace in the Pacific Northwest.
1203 Commercial StreetAstoria, OR
503-325-5922
Email us (director[at]liberty-theater[dot]org)
North Coast
Long Beach Peninsula Visitor Bureau
The Long Beach Peninsula welcomes visitors with all the ingredients of an authentic Northwest coastal experience. Our villages offer great seafood, comfortable lodging, cute shops, colorful festivals, and one-of-a-kind attractions. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Columbia River and Willapa Bay, nature’s...
3914 Pacific WayAstoria, OR
360-642-2400
Email us (jane[at]funbeach[dot]com)
North Coast
Astoria Fishing Charters and Guide Service
Astoria Fishing Charters offers guided fishing trips with charter fishing for Salmon, Sturgeon, Steelhead, Bottom fishing and crab fishing.
Astoria, OR
503-436-2845
Email us (jeff[at]astoriafishing[dot]com)
North Coast
Kris Svensen Fishing
Astoria, OR
(503) 791-2134
Email us (oregongunners[at]hotmail[dot]com)
More Info
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
Astoria, OR Mail: PO Box 176
Astoria, OR
503-325-6311
Email us (visitors[at]oldoregon[dot]com)