Oregon Coastal Scenic Day Trip Adventure

This day trip is a tour along a section of rugged coastline along Oregon's northern coast. There will be one or two town stops, and multiple stops at headlands and beaches. The trip will include a short hike through oldgrowth Sitka spruce forest, beach time, tide pools (if tides allow), sea stacks, viewpoint stops, and a lunch stop in a charming coastal town. If group interest allows, stops with a more technological history focus may be made, such as the Tillamook Air Museum and/or Tillamook Cheese Factory.

Meeting Point

523 NE 19th Ave

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

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

What to expect:

Duration: between 10 hours and 11 hours

Willamette Valley

Oregon

We'll drive through the Willamette Valley on our way to and from Portland, passing by Pinot Noir vineyards, hazelnut orchards, marionberry vineyards, and Christmas tree farms.

1 hour

Tillamook State Forest

SW Scoggins Valley Road, Gaston, 97119, Oregon

We'll drive through the Tillamook State Forest between Portland and Tillamook.

1 hour

Tillamook Air Museum

6030 Hangar Rd, Tillamook, 97141-9641, Oregon

Tillamook is a town for Americana. Here we could stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory and taste some cheese and observe the process of mass-production cheese making, and/or visit the Tillamook Air Museum, which is housed inside a WWII-era blimp hangar that happens to be the largest clear-span wooden structure in the world.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Three Capes Scenic Drive

40 miles between Tillamook and Pacific City, , 97141, Oregon

We'll travel the Three Capes Scenic Drive, where we'll make stops at Cape Meares and Cape Kiwanda. While driving we'll see Tillamook Hangar B, the Cape Meares Lighthouse, the Three Arch Rocks, Cape Outlook, the Sandlake dunes, Chief Kiawanda Rock, and the Great Dune of Cape Kiwanda.

3 hours

Cape Meares Lighthouse

3500 Cape Meares Loop, , Tillamook, 97141, Oregon

An 1890s lighthouse. A spectacular view to the south and north. An 800-year-old Sitka spruce that is the largest in Oregon, and 10th largest spruce in the world.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Cape Lookout State Park

13000 Whiskey Creek Rd, US 101 to Three Capes Scenic Drive Oceanside, Tillamook, 97141-9499, Oregon

The site of a crash by a B-17 Flying Fortress during WWII.

Pass by without stopping

Sandlake Recreation Area

7000 Galloway Rd, Cloverdale, 97112-9611, Oregon

We'll drive through these sand dunes between Cape Outlook and Cape Kiwanda.

Pass by without stopping

Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area

Pacific City, Oregon

Sculpted sandstone, tidal pools, and the fourth tallest offshore monolith in the world; Cape Kiwanda is one of the most breathtaking spots along the Oregon Coast, and that's saying a lot. You'll also have the opportunity to slalom down the tallest sand dune on the Oregon Coast, at 240 ft (73 m).

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Neskowin Beach

Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site, Neskowin, 97149, Oregon

Spend some time on the magical Neskowin Beach, where you can propose to your lover at Proposal Rock, a tide-dictated island with an arch. At low tide you may even see the Neskowin Ghost Forest, which tells stories of the past.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Proposal Rock

Neskowin, Oregon

Spend some time on the magical Neskowin Beach, where you can propose to your lover at Proposal Rock, a tide-dictated island with an arch. At low tide you may even see the Neskowin Ghost Forest, which tells stories of the past.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

What's included:

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

Not included:

• Gratuities (always appreciated)
• Admission to Tillamook Air Museum $10/person