Your favorite Oregon beach town?

[julius]

I like Newport, and south of Newport. driving on on the 101 down towards California is something I think most people should do once in their lives.

I don't like the touristy trap cities (Lincoln, Cannon, Seaside, Tillamook) and don't mind the cities that are cities (Astoria to a lesser degree, and Newport).

My cousins own (or owned? not sure) a nice hotel in Cannon Beach. It was right off of the main drag. Not sure if their family owns it anymore or not.

 

[MickZagger]

My grandparents were lucky enough to buy property in Arch Cape before the housing market down there went bat shit crazy, so I was able to enjoy many summers as a kid on the coast. My mom, my sisters, and I would spend a whole month (usually in August) living down there. So many great memories. The funny thing about the coast is that it usually takes about a week to acclimate to the beach vibe. Everything is so much more laid back and slow down there. It takes a while, but once you've transitioned from "city" to "beach" you feel so much better. I'd love to live on the coast at some point in my life.

Manzanita - awesome little town. I always loved the ice cream shop across from the video store.

Nehalem - also a fun little town. They had a couple of funky stores that sold strange odds and ends. I haven't been there in a while so I'm not sure if it's still there.

Cannon - way too hoity toity now. That place is packed during Spring Break and the summer. Still, Morris' Fireside Lodge is a great place to eat.

Seaside - I had some very interesting memories of this place during Spring Breaks as a high schooler. I remember all the kids would go down there and there would be a line of cars going down the main drag checkin out the ladies. There were also a ton of cops because of the riots (or something to that effect) that happened down there a long time ago. Still, a fun place to go when you have nothing else to do as a high schooler during spring break.

My aunt and uncle live in Nehalem. Its a nice little quaint town, but not a beach town. I love fishing on the Nehalem River though and fishing/crabbing in the bay. My dad actually bought property in Wheeler a couple years ago and is looking to build on it in a couple years.

 

[MickZagger]

My family used to have a cabin a mile or two south of Rockaway (and I think about mile north of the jetty). That area will always be my favorite. If we wanted to go into a town, we'd just walk up the beach to Rockaway, but most the time we were at the beach to get away, so staying at the cabin was what we usually did. It was beach front, but their was about a quarter mile of trees/beach grass between us and the high tide line, so it was pretty secluded. My dad and his siblings inherited it from my grandpa when he died. My uncle was convinced we'd lose the land to the rising sea levels (at the time we had lost quite a bit of land) and my aunt never used it so we had to sell (my parents had no chance being able to afford to buy them out). I'm still mad at them for selling it.

I miss the Oregon coast in general though. Living in SD, you'd think I'd go to the beach a lot. It's just not the same though. Obviously its ALOT warmer, but its too crowded and too built up.

I know exactly where you're talking about. Its called the Arch Cape area. Our family had a beach house in Rockaway for years. I remember when they had the bumper cars there. I was obsessed

 

[barfo]

Heck, everything from Astoria to Brookings. It's all great. The one exception, Lincoln City. Armpit of the Oregon coast.

barfo

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I like Newport, and south of Newport. driving on on the 101 down towards California is something I think most people should do once in their lives.

I don't like the touristy trap cities (Lincoln, Cannon, Seaside, Tillamook) and don't mind the cities that are cities (Astoria to a lesser degree, and Newport).

My cousins own (or owned? not sure) a nice hotel in Cannon Beach. It was right off of the main drag. Not sure if their family owns it anymore or not.

Hell yeah. I've made the trek down the 101 to SF a few times. Amazing drive. I've also driven up the 1 and 101 from San Diego all the way to SF. Also a beautiful drive. I've pretty much driven the entire West Coast from Canada to Mexico (over various trips) the last couple of years.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

When I was a kid my grandparents owned a myrtle wood shop in Bandon. My grandpa taught me how to use the lathe and make bowls and plates. My grandma had a large yard of roses that people would come from different states to view. She also made large quilts and sold them

My dad would drop me off at docks and jetties to fish bottom fishing and I usually did pretty well.

Bandon is a cool town. I have family down there (well, just south, in Langlois - they have a massive farm) and we visit every so often. There are a couple of beachfront neighborhoods I really like to rent in.

 

[mgb]

My dad would drop me off at docks and jetties to fish bottom fishing and usually did pretty well.

Bandon is a cool town. I have family down there (well, just south, in Langlois - they have a massive farm) and we visit every so often. There are a couple of beachfront neighborhoods I really like to rent in.

My grandparents were just south of Bandon on the west side of the street.

 

[Coast541]

Yachats has turned into a dive town. There's nothing there. Too far to drive for the beaches. That said, I did spend part of my honeymoon down there....at the Oregon House. Nice place. The walls were too thin, though.

If Yachats has turned INTO a dive town to you, I guess you never went there 15 years ago, when the Drift Inn was Lester's, the Landmark was open and busy, and half the buildings weren't new or remodeled.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Yeah, Yachats is NOT a dive town. In fact, I like it more now. Hardly any businesses, and most of the houses there are vacation homes. It feels a lot like Pacific City felt to me. A few locals living in town, but otherwise all out-of-towners, and with few businesses, not a lot of extra tourists crowding up the beach on the weekend. Just a quiet little coastal retreat.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Yeah, Yachats is NOT a dive town. In fact, I like it more now. Hardly any businesses, and most of the houses there are vacation homes. It feels a lot like Pacific City felt to me. A few locals living in town, but otherwise all out-of-towners, and with few businesses, not a lot of extra tourists crowding up the beach on the weekend. Just a quiet little coastal retreat.

I agree with this. Yachats is a little gem of a town. Good food, quiet, great place to rent a house, close to Cape Perpetua...