If you're yearning for the great outdoors, you need not venture far, for Portland sits in the midst of splendid natural beauty that offers easy access to rivers, mountains, forests and coastline.
Visit the scenic Oregon Coast where you will find old lighthouses, the Tillamook Cheese Factory, sand dunes, and a lot more...or spend the day at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. A slice of Oregon's rugged coastline is replicated on the shores of Newport's Yaquina Bay. More than 190 native species of marine animals live among the aquariums six acres of high cliffs, yawning caves, rocky pools, rolling waves and spacious indoor galleries.
Seaside has been the Northwest's most popular ocean resort for over a century and only 90 minutes from Portland, Oregon. It is a destination paradise for a wide variety of reasons: its spectacular ocean views, miles of public beach, unique natural setting, mild ocean climate, outdoor activities, year-round events, excellent shopping, and unforgettable dining. Visitors delight in dozens of unique boutiques, specialty shops, art galleries and antique stores. Our 1.8-mile long ocean front Promenade is perfect for strollers, joggers and bike riders.
On Oregon's spectacular North Coast where the Columbia flows Into the Pacific. The area of Astoria and Warrenton is a nationally significant historic region at the western end of the Lewis & Clark Trail. Astoria is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies; a place that takes visitors back to simpler times, its architecture dominated by hundreds of Victorian homes clinging to steep wooded hillsides and with a revitalized 1920s era downtown; all set against a backdrop of tremendous natural beauty in the temperate rain forest at the mouth of the Columbia River. Visitors have an opportunity to escape into an appealing, intriguing past. Unspoiled and generally uncrowded, Astoria and Warrenton nonetheless have several first-class interpretive attractions including Fort Clatsop, the Columbia River Maritime Museum, the Flavel House, Fort Stevens State Park, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley and the Astoria Column. The area has an extraordinary sense of place and feeling of history.