Oregon Coastal Adventure and Exploration Tour

This day trip is a tour along a section of rugged coastline along Oregon's northern coast. The trip will include a history stop, a short hike through oldgrowth Sitka spruce forest, beach time, tide pools (if tides allow), sea stacks, viewpoint stops, and a lunch stop in the artist's community of Cannon Beach, where the famous Haystack Rock resides.

Meeting Point

523 NE 19th Ave

523 NE 19th Ave, Portland, OR 97232, USA

Look for a black, high-top, extended-length van.

What to expect:

Duration: between 8 hours and 9 hours

Camp 18 Logging Museum

42364 Sunset Highway, , Seaside, 97138-6162, Oregon

Here you'll see what fueled the economy of Portland's Golden Age, 1905-1930, at this roadside museum of logging artifacts. You'll also have time to peruse the gift shop.

15 minutes

Ecola State Park

Cannon Beach, 97110, Oregon

Capture a spectacular view of the famous sea stack-studded coastline, featured in movies, and the furthest south that members of the Lewis & Clark expedition ventured.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cannon Beach

Cannon Beach, 97110, Oregon

You'll have time to explore the galleries, boutique shops, cafes, restaurants, beach, and Haystack Rock.

3 hours

Haystack Rock

Us-101, , Cannon Beach, 97110, Oregon

Haystock Rock, the most famous sea stack in Oregon, is included as part of a stop at Cannon Beach. You are free to allocate your time among the galleries, boutique shops, cafes, restaurants, beach, and Haystack Rock, as you desire.

3 hours

Hug Point State Park

Highway 101, , Cannon Beach, Oregon

A mystical beach with sandstone caves, a waterfall, and a 19th Century road carved into the headland.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Oswald West State Park

Cannon Beach, 97130, Oregon

We'll make stops at Short Sands Beach and Neahkahnie Viewpoint while passing through the largest state park on the Oregon Coast.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Short Sands Beach

Manzanita, 97130, Oregon

Take an enchanting hike through an oldgrowth forest harboring massive Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), western redcedar (Thuja plicata), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziessii) to a secluded little beach with a waterfall and filled with surfers in wet suits year-round. This is the legendary Smuggler's Cove, formed by Cape Falcon, where The Goonies pirates are rumored to have landed and buried their treasure.

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Neahkahnie Mountain

Oregon

We'll stop at a viewpoint off US 101 on the slopes of Neahkahnie Mountain, overlooking the town of Manzanita and an endless coast of white waves to the south.

15 minutes

What's included:

• PA system, so those in the back can hear the guide.

Not included:

• Gratuities (always appreciated)