Astoria
Bowline Hotel
A riverfront stay in Astoria, where the Columbia River meets the Pacific. Good base for exploring the Columbia River Maritime Museum and the old canneries.
Sea stacks, small towns, and pine forest right to the sand
The Oregon Coast is not one destination, it is a string of small towns along nearly four hundred miles of shoreline, and every one of them has its own personality. Astoria feels like a working river town. Cannon Beach is the postcard, with Haystack Rock rising out of the sand. Newport has a real fishing fleet. Bandon and Brookings, further south, feel like the edge of the map.
The entire coast is public land by state law, which means the beach itself is open to everyone no matter which hotel you pick. That makes this one of the easiest road trips in the country to plan. Drive Highway 101, stop wherever looks good, and stay the night in whichever town you land in.
A riverfront stay in Astoria, where the Columbia River meets the Pacific. Good base for exploring the Columbia River Maritime Museum and the old canneries.
Steps from the sand with Haystack Rock in view, in one of the most photographed towns on the Oregon Coast.
Set on Yaquina Bay with its own marina, close to the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Newport's working waterfront.
A hillside perch over Old Town Bandon, close to the sea stacks at Face Rock and some of the best golf on the coast.
Right on the beach near the California border, the mildest weather on the Oregon Coast and a quiet home base for exploring the Samuel H. Boardman corridor.
Yes. Oregon's beaches are protected as public land, so you can walk the sand in front of any hotel or house along the coast, not just public parks.
Highway 101 runs the length of it, so a north to south road trip is the classic way to do it. Astoria, Cannon Beach, Newport, Bandon, and Brookings each make a good overnight stop.
Very good. Many of the small coastal towns and hotels welcome pets, and the beaches themselves are dog-friendly in most areas.