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Drive the Oregon Coast: 20 Must-Do Stops from Astoria to Brookings
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items Drive the Oregon Coast from Astoria to Brookings and experience one of the most breathtaking road trips in the United States. This list highlights the top beaches, parks, shipwrecks, lookouts, lighthouses, towns and natural wonders worth stopping for...
Astoria Column – Astoria: A 125 foot tower offering panoramic views of the Columbia River, Astoria, and the Pacific. Climb the spiral staircase for one of the most iconic lookouts on the entire Oregon Coast.
The Astoria Column: Your visit to Astoria, Oregon starts here.
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria: Learn about the Columbia Bar, shipwrecks, storm rescue missions and maritime history in the Pacific Northwest. One of the most comprehensive maritime museums in the country.
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach: Explore Oregon’s most famous beach with massive sea stacks, tide pools, puffins and stunning sunset views. This is one of the most photographed coastal locations in America.
Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock
Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach: Forest, cliffs, hidden coves and sweeping ocean views from dramatic headlands. Perfect for day hikes and cinematic lookouts.
Ecola State Park - Oregon State Parks
Three Capes Scenic Route, Tillamook Region: Drive one of the most scenic coastal loops in Oregon featuring Cape Meares, Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda. Each cape offers unique beaches, rock formations and viewpoints.
Three Capes Scenic Route - Oregon Coast History and Travel Guide
Devils Punchbowl | Otter Rock: A natural rock bowl hammered by the power of the Pacific and dramatic surf. One of the most Instagrammable stops on the central coast.
Devil's Punch Bowl
Cape Perpetua & Thor’s Well, Yachats: Dramatic ocean blowholes, coastal trails, and some of the most violent wave action on the coastline. A favorite for photographers and adventure travelers.
Cape Perpetua & Thor's Well
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Florence to North Bend: 40 miles of sweeping sand dunes meeting the ocean for hiking, dune buggy rides and surreal views. This is one of the largest coastal sand dune systems in the world.
Oregon Dunes | Siuslaw National Forest
Bandon Beach & Face Rock State Park, Bandon: Stunning driftwood beach with intricate rock formations and epic sunsets. A top destination for photographers and coastal wanderers.
Bandon Beach & Face Rock
Port Orford: Small coastal town with art galleries, seafood and rugged coastline viewpoints. One of the oldest towns on the Oregon coast.
Port Orford
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, between Gold Beach & Brookings: Natural bridges, sea arches, hidden trails and steep dramatic coastline. One of the most visually stunning stretches of the Oregon Coast.
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor - Oregon State Parks
Harris Beach State Park, Brookings: Tide pools, offshore rock formations and beach walks near the southern border. A perfect base for exploring the southern coast.
Harris Beach State Park
Cape Blanco Lighthouse near Port Orford: Oregon’s westernmost point with a historic lighthouse and wild exposed coastline. Strong wind, dramatic views and deep history.
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Oswald West State Park, Manzanita: Forest trails, surf beaches and hidden coves in one of the most magical coastal parks on the north coast. Short hikes lead to some of the best viewpoints around.
Oswald Wst State Park
Hug Point State Recreation Site, Cannon Beach area: Walk along the beach to explore tide pools, sea caves and a waterfall that spills onto the sand. Accessible during low tide and popular for coastal photography.
Hug Point - Cannon Beach
Tillamook Creamery, Tillamook: Iconic Oregon cheese factory with tasting flights, creamery restaurant and fresh ice cream. Great for families, foodies and road trippers.
Tillamook Creamery
Fort Clatsop (Lewis & Clark National Historical Park) near Astoria: Explore the reconstructed winter encampment of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. This is where the Corps of Discovery ended their historic crossing of North America.
Fort Clatsop
Wreck of the Peter Iredale | Fort Stevens State Park: A haunting shipwreck right on the beach and one of the most photographed wrecks in the Pacific Northwest. Incredible at sunset.
Wreck of the Peter Iredale
Seaside Promenade, Seaside: Classic Oregon beach town boardwalk with ice cream shops, arcades and oceanfront walking. Loved by families and nostalgia seekers.
Seaside Promenade
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Newport: Lighthouse, tide pools, seabirds and dramatic cliffs in a protected headland. One of the best wildlife viewing stops on the central Oregon Coast.
Yaquina Head
Depoe Bay: Known as the whale watching capital of Oregon, Depoe Bay has a tiny harbor, rugged lava rock shoreline and up close views of waves exploding against the seawall. Charter whale tours run year round and the resident gray whales are often vis...
Depoe Bay
Coos Bay / Charleston / North Bend Area: Home to the Charleston marina, oceanfront viewpoints, seafood shacks, botanical gardens and the gateway to Sunset Bay, Shore Acres and Cape Arago. This region is one of the most diverse coastal hubs for hiking...
Coos Bay
Redwood National and State Parks (just south of Brookings): Cross into Northern California and walk among ancient redwood giants that tower hundreds of feet above the forest floor. This is an easy add-on from Brookings and one of the most spectacular...
Redwood National and State Parks (U.S. National Park Service)