Stop At: 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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tillamook State Forest, SW Scoggins Valley Road, Gaston, Oregon 97119
We'll drive through the Tillamook State Forest between Portland and Tillamook.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tillamook Air Museum, 6030 Hangar Rd, Tillamook, Oregon 97141
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Three Capes Scenic Drive, 40 miles between Tillamook and Pacific City, Oregon 97141
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.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Cape Meares Lighthouse, 3500 Cape Meares Loop, Tillamook, Oregon 97141
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Cape Lookout State Park, 13000 Whiskey Creek Rd, US 101 to Three Capes Scenic Drive Oceanside, Tillamook, Oregon 97141
The site of a crash by a B-17 Flying Fortress during WWII.
Pass By: Sandlake Recreation Area, 7000 Galloway Rd, Cloverdale, Oregon 97112
We'll drive through these sand dunes between Cape Outlook and Cape Kiwanda.
Stop At: 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).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Neskowin Beach, Neskowin Beach State Recreation Site, Neskowin, Oregon 97149
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: 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.
Duration: 30 minutes