Cape Meares is a sleepy village by the ocean, tucked between a lake and the large bluff of Cape Meares. Surrounded by forest and sea, the area around the town is steeped in tales from the past.
Outside of town in Cape Meares State Park, the compact lighthouse sits on a soaring promontory over the ocean with amazing views for watching both whales and seabirds. Street names pay homage to the now-vanished town of Bayocean, once located on the nearby hiking spot at Bayocean Spit, which became a ghost town and washed into the sea. The surrounding Sitka Spruce forest contains towering trees, as well as the bizarre “Octopus tree.” As day fades, walk the beach, build a campfire, and tell your own stories.
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Featured Dining
North Coast
Astoria Dunes Motel
Astoria, OR
503-325-7111
Email us (astoriadunesmotel[at]hotmail[dot]com)
Central Coast
Bayshore Rentals
Fully furnished vacation rental homes with ocean front or ocean views.
2214 N.W. Bayshore DriveWaldport, OR
541-563-3162
Email us (rentals[at]bayshore-rentals[dot]com)
North Coast
Beaver
Beaver is a great little town. It’s got that off-the-beaten track, locals-only, undiscovered territory kind of charm. We currently don’t have any stories or activities for this little gem, so we’re counting on you to go exploring and report back.
ORNorth Coast
Beach Stay Motel
Rockaway Beach, OR
503.355.2525
Email us (beachstay[at]live[dot]com)
North Coast
Blind Slough Logging Camp
A logging camp located between Knappa and Brownsmead. Established around 1883, the post office was established in 1910, and closed in 1924. In 1923, some 300 people were employed by the Larkin-Green Logging Co. Source: Ghost Town USA Located 19...
Astoria, ORNorth Coast
Bruski’s Dock Seafood Market
Astoria, OR
503 325-3712
North Coast
Cape Lookout Fat Bike Route
One of the best things about this stretch of the coast? It’s not on Highway 101. The Three Capes Scenic Drive departs from the main highway in Tillamook and loops out west to the coastline, passing by three iconic capes...
Tillamook, ORCentral Coast
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
Cape Perpetua is a large forested headland on the central Oregon Coast which projects into the Pacific Ocean. It’s part of the Siuslaw National Forest and it is a great place to experience towering trees looming through a coastal fog,...
2400 U.S. 101Yachats, OR
(541) 547-3289
Central Coast
City of Newport – Public Parking: Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station
Newport, OR
North Coast
Clatsop
Originally located on the west side of Skipanon River, about 14 miles north of Seaside. The original site was incorporated in 1870, but the town drifted towards what is now the City of Seaside, settling in about a mile north...
Gearhart, ORCentral Coast
Dunes City
Dunes City is a great little town. It’s got that off-the-beaten track, locals-only, undiscovered territory kind of charm. We currently don’t have any stories or activities for this little gem, so we’re counting on you to go exploring and report...
ORNorth Coast
Flavel
Near Hammond, on the site of an old Indian village. This wanna-be port was intended to rival Astoria. In 1896, a hotel and a number of docks were built. The huge, three-story hotel had an adjoining building with a swimming...
Hammond, ORFeatured Lodging
North Coast
Astoria Dunes Motel
Astoria, OR
503-325-7111
Email us (astoriadunesmotel[at]hotmail[dot]com)
Central Coast
Bayshore Rentals
Fully furnished vacation rental homes with ocean front or ocean views.
2214 N.W. Bayshore DriveWaldport, OR
541-563-3162
Email us (rentals[at]bayshore-rentals[dot]com)
North Coast
Beaver
Beaver is a great little town. It’s got that off-the-beaten track, locals-only, undiscovered territory kind of charm. We currently don’t have any stories or activities for this little gem, so we’re counting on you to go exploring and report back.
ORNorth Coast
Beach Stay Motel
Rockaway Beach, OR
503.355.2525
Email us (beachstay[at]live[dot]com)
North Coast
Blind Slough Logging Camp
A logging camp located between Knappa and Brownsmead. Established around 1883, the post office was established in 1910, and closed in 1924. In 1923, some 300 people were employed by the Larkin-Green Logging Co. Source: Ghost Town USA Located 19...
Astoria, ORNorth Coast
Bruski’s Dock Seafood Market
Astoria, OR
503 325-3712
North Coast
Cape Lookout Fat Bike Route
One of the best things about this stretch of the coast? It’s not on Highway 101. The Three Capes Scenic Drive departs from the main highway in Tillamook and loops out west to the coastline, passing by three iconic capes...
Tillamook, ORCentral Coast
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
Cape Perpetua is a large forested headland on the central Oregon Coast which projects into the Pacific Ocean. It’s part of the Siuslaw National Forest and it is a great place to experience towering trees looming through a coastal fog,...
2400 U.S. 101Yachats, OR
(541) 547-3289
Central Coast
City of Newport – Public Parking: Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Station
Newport, OR
North Coast
Clatsop
Originally located on the west side of Skipanon River, about 14 miles north of Seaside. The original site was incorporated in 1870, but the town drifted towards what is now the City of Seaside, settling in about a mile north...
Gearhart, ORCentral Coast
Dunes City
Dunes City is a great little town. It’s got that off-the-beaten track, locals-only, undiscovered territory kind of charm. We currently don’t have any stories or activities for this little gem, so we’re counting on you to go exploring and report...
ORNorth Coast
Flavel
Near Hammond, on the site of an old Indian village. This wanna-be port was intended to rival Astoria. In 1896, a hotel and a number of docks were built. The huge, three-story hotel had an adjoining building with a swimming...
Hammond, OR