OCV Region: North Coast

Frite & Scoop

Frite & Scoop lovingly makes a creamy, French-custard style ice cream with local, real ingredients. Their flavors feature housemade additions such as marshmallows, fudge sauce, rich caramel, pecan brittle, butter toffee, honeycomb candy, fresh citrus and fruit curds along with…

Downie’s Café

Downie’s Cafe is a true “hole-in-the-wall” and one of the best kept secrets on the Tillamook Coast. With breakfast platters as big as your face, handmade cinnamon rolls, pies, and pastries you’re lucky to find a table to sit. It’s…

Connect Outfitters

A day of fishing is more than just catching that next great fish. It’s about creating experiences that connect us to one another, to nature and everything around us. Pulling from these experience Connect Outfitters focused on ensuring your day…

Twin Creeks Beach and Trail Rides

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Oregon coast while enjoying a guided horseback riding experience like no other. Meander along the shoreline, feeling the cool ocean breeze and the rhythmic cadence of your horse’s hooves. Venture into the rolling…

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.

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.

A Dog-Friendly Coastal Road Trip

With 363 miles of pristine coastline, the Oregon Coast is a dream vacation for beach-loving dogs. In addition to long stretches of sandy shores for splashing, your dog can sniff along fragrant evergreen trails that lead to ocean views, then chill on a friendly restaurant patio. Here are some ideas to map out your next coastal quest with your best buddy. For a place to stay, choose a dog-friendly hotel on the Coast.

Wheeler on the Bay Lodge

Enjoy waterfront views at Wheeler on the Bay. It’s the only motor lodge on Nehalem Bay with rooms right on the water and a private dock making the property a favorite of fishing visitors. Guests who stay more than one…

Silver Sands Oceanfront Motel

Some things just can’t be compared. And when you’re looking for a place to stay on the Oregon Coast with a view, you can’t get any closer than the Silver Sands Motel in Rockaway Beach. Each pristine room has a…

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