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Venture
Coastward
North Coast Food Trail
and Crave the Coast food festival
Camp and Glamp
Covered wagons, Airstreams,
yurts and tiny homes
Outdoor Adventures
Paddle, hike, fish, view wildlife
Cultural Heritage
Art, history, & music
#tillamookcoast
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Made for more adventures
You were made for more adventures. More of what matters most
to you. More exploring. More activities. More joy. At Adventist
Health Tillamook, we can help you on your journey for more. On
the Oregon Coast you will find breathtaking views of the Pacific
Ocean, the Three Arch Rocks, Netarts Bay and Haystack Rock. If
you or your family needs quick access to medical care, our urgent
care providers are ready to see you.
Urgent care, come right in! No appointment necessary.
Open 7 days a week and holidays. For significant pain, injury or
difficulty breathing, always dial 911 for emergency care
Medical Office – Manzanita | 503-368-6244
10445 Neahkahnie Creek Road, Manzanita
Medical Office – Plaza | 503-842-5546
1100 Third Street, Tillamook
Medical Office – Lincoln City | 541-614-0482
1105 SE Jetty Avenue, Lincoln City
You were made for more, so learn more
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of Adventist Health Tillamook RHC/Medical Office Network
N e ve r L e a ve
Tillamook
H u n g r y.
Werner Beef & Brew is a local restaurant, taproom & meat market. It is home to
Tillamook-based Werner Brewing Company’s beers and highlights other local beer and
wine producers throughout the year. The Beef & Brew restaurant features pub fare such
as: burgers, sandwiches, paninis and fries. It also offers one of the best salad bars in town
and a made-to-order breakfast menu! Werner Beef & Brew is family and pet-friendly
with indoor and outdoor seating.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 7am-8pm, Saturday 8am-8pm & Sunday 8am-2:30pm
breakfast served until 11am
Stop in for a cold one!
Werner Brewing Co.’s small-batch,
local, craft brews always on-tap.
2807 3rd Street, Tillamook, OR 97141
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WELCOME TO THE TILLAMOOK COAST A few of
Welcome to the beautiful Tillamook Coast. We are glad you are here. our favorite
Tillamook County is a place of spectacular natural beauty spanning
70 miles of coastline and extending inland to include working
things
farms, multiple rivers and vast forests that follow the contours of
the coast range.
Tillamook State Forest
The Tillamook Forest Center on Hwy 6 is a great place to visit and
take the kids for a fun and educational experience that will orient
you to the history and nature of the Tillamook State Forest.
We are a proud dairy farming community and encourage you to
visit the newly remodeled Tillamook County Creamery Association
Visitors Center to sample the best cheese in the world and learn
more about our dairy farming heritage.
Tillamook Creamery
We have delightful farmers markets in Manzanita, Tillamook, Pacific City and Neskowin. Visitors and
locals gather at the markets weekly to choose from local bounty including organic produce, fresh fish,
pasture raised meats, local cheeses, baked goods, flowers and art. Check out the North Coast Food Trail
to engage with local farmers, fishermen (and fisherwomen) and producers of all things delicious.
Bring your family to the Tillamook County Fair! We work hard to deliver an excellent, old-fashioned
farm community fair featuring the legendary Pig-n-Ford races - a long-standing local attraction that
you won’t find anywhere else.
Take a scenic train ride along the coast, visit one of our outstanding local museums, and stop in at the Farmers Markets
Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce in downtown Tillamook, the Rockaway Beach Visitors Center in
the red caboose at the wayside, or the Manzanita Visitor Center for more information on local events
and goings on.
Enjoy and thanks for visiting us.
Mary Faith Bell
Tillamook County Commissioner
Tillamook County Fair
Enjoy the Tillamook Coast
Whether you love the mountains, forests, rivers, bays or beaches,
you’ll find it here on the Tillamook Coast. There’s so much to do—
outdoor recreation, fresh and local foods, arts and cultural heritage,
century farms and scenic views.
Love to hike? We’ve got trails for all abilities. Want to learn to kayak,
fish or go crabbing? We have people who can teach you. Enjoy Oregon Coast
history? Our county has more than a dozen cultural organizations
where you can hear our stories. Or maybe you want to enjoy a Scenic Railroad
delicious seafood dinner while you gaze out at the ocean. We’ve got
that, too.
We deeply care for our coast and hope you’ll feel like an honorary local while you’re here.
Executive Director, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association
Network Coordinator, North Coast Tourism Management Network
Co-founder, North Coast Food Trail
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 FOOD & DRINK 18 THINGS TO DO
Visit with ease
Watch Tillamook Coast videos at:
www.youtube.com/tillamookcoast
Book your lodging at
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Tillamook Coast pet-friendly
establishments and activities
47 2020 EVENTS Tillamook Coast handicap-accessible
locations and activities
53 VILLAGES
Publication Producers:
Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce
ETC Writing
Visit Tillamook Coast
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Tillamook, OR 97141
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100% of a log is used
when processed at one
of our mills.
Local resources. Zero waste.
HAMPTON LUMBER
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CARe FOR
THE COAST
A legacy of environmental stewardship is what it means to be an Oregonian. On the Tillamook Coast,
we’ve cared for our forests, farmlands, beaches and waterways for generations. It’s in our DNA, and
we bet it’s in yours, too. We love when you visit, and we hope you’ll become a temporary local while
here. Put trash in garbage cans, stay on trails, respect private property, follow beach fire rules, and take
precaution on the beach. And make sure you come back again soon.
Pacific City
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Food & Drink
Recess, Tillamook
on the
Food Trucks
Food trucks are all the rage here on the Tillamook Coast. Travel-size kitchens dot the coastline,
serving up diverse cuisine. What makes a chicken teriyaki dish Hawaiian? When it’s served with rice
and macaroni salad at Nani Papa’a-Teri-Trucky. Sea Baron Fish & Chips serves up the local catch.
Gone are the days of plain, boring food; instead play it up at Recess. ‘Flavors on First’ in downtown
Tillamook houses more than five trucks, making it a worthwhile stop for lunch.
@ Find out where to eat on page 17
Sea Baron Fish & Chips
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Tillamook Creamery
There’s just one spot along the Tillamook Coast where you can indulge in an ice
cream cone, taste an award-winning grilled cheese sandwich and bring home
a bag of “squeaky cheese,” all while learning what goes into making world-
famous Tillamook cheese. We’ll meet you there.
Tillamook Farmers Market
Farmers Markets
You know what the best souvenirs from the
Tillamook Coast are? Fresh flowers, produce,
and locally-made products; it doesn’t get
much better than that! With four different
summer locations, there’s a Farmers Market
close to wherever your adventures take you.
@ Find locations at foodrootsnw.org
Tillamook Creamery, Tillamook
Wine Tasting
Step back Napa Valley, the Tillamook Coast is getting winey. Inside a former
Jersey farm barn, you’ll find the now-famous Blue Heron French Cheese
Company where they offer daily wine and cheese tastings. The Winery at
Manzanita is dog and people-friendly. Pick your favorite wine and order a picnic
lunch to go for you and Fido. Or visit Nehalem Bay Winery, the Coast’s original
winery. Twist Wine in Pacific City offers the owners’ own vineyard wine.
Werner Gourmet Meats, Tillamook
Not just known
for dairy
The Tillamook Coast is known for its meat, so
why not take your taste buds on an adventure
tour? Places like Debbie D’s Jerky & Sausage,
Tillamook Meats, The Tillamook Country
Smoker Outlet, and Werner Gourmet Meats
offer some of the boldest flavors and freshest
sausage around. Blue Heron French Cheese Company, Tillamook
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Comfort Food with “Refined Twist”
Garibaldi Portside Bistro
It’s a calm Thursday night near the Port of Garibaldi. Still seas. Red
sky. Boats bobbing softly in the water. But the kitchen is buzzing
at the Garibaldi Portside Bistro. Customers pack the dining room,
salivating at the smells wafting from the kitchen.
It’s no surprise that people have driven miles to eat here.
Behind the scenes, Cordon Bleu-trained chef Dennis Cavitt is at work.
Smoked meats, his specialty, fly out the kitchen door—while only
empty dishes return.
“I’m passionate about what we do,” Cavitt says. “We’re friendly. We
produce good, quality products. We’re doing something different.”
He explains that he grew up vacationing in the area. “There are
pictures of me in my mom’s stomach in Garibaldi,” he says. Then he
brought Amanda. The first summer they came, they were dating. Then
married. And then, with a baby. It felt like home.
In 2016, the couple opened the Garibaldi Portside Bistro with a menu
full of refined comfort foods. The most popular? By far the Blueberry
Goat Cheese Burger: a half-pound patty, topped with goat cheese,
bacon, blueberry sauce, tomato, onion, avocado, mixed greens and
aioli.
“It’s something I came up with two years ago for Mother’s Day,”
Dennis says. And it’s remained a fixture on the menu. His ingenuity
is always leading to new creations that customers love. Like the time
he spent the morning cooking crab for crab melts: they sold out in 30
minutes.
Amanda grins as she says the “permanent cologne” of her family is
now smoked wood, but they’re doing what they love. “We had some
really great supporters from the get-go,” she says. “We wouldn’t be
this far along if it wasn’t for some of our customers who have become
friends.”
Their success spurred them forward and Dennis and Amanda recently
acquired the former Troller Restaurant and spend a significant amount
of time remodeling their newly, expanded location.
Looking around their new space, with a 180-degree view of Tillamook
Bay, Dennis and Amanda are filled with gratitude. “We’re so grateful
about where we’ve gotten to,” Dennis says. “It’s about relationships.
We truly love what we do. I want to make people happy.”
Garibaldi Portside Bistro, 307 Mooring Basin Dr, Garibaldi, OR 97118
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TAP ROOM AND PRODUCTION BREWERY
OPEN KITCHEN AND PATIO SEATING
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED ON THE COAST.
Ranging from beachfront to contemporary, come visit us at any of our three locations on
the Oregon Coast, with a fourth on the way in Lincoln City! With the perfect setting, beer
from the beach and expertly paired food we’ll be sure to satisfy your every need.
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Food Trail on the
Dig into everything our region has to offer:
It’s a one-of-a-kind culinary journey
Gear up for an adventure that will delight all your senses and leave you with plenty of amazing
memories. From Seaside through the Tillamook Coast, Oregon’s North Coast is a beautiful region,
bursting with local flavor.
On this self-guided tour down the shoreline, you’ll curate the experiences you want—choose from
farmers markets, fine dining restaurants, food carts, breweries, farm tours and much more.
@ northcoastfoodtrail.com
Food Roots, Tillamook
12 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comBreweries & Bars Chef profile:
Learn to drink whiskey from an expert, sample wild Jake Burden
fermentation beer, visit the home of the Kiwanda Offshore Grill
Cream ale: all at the Tillamook Coast. Seriously.
Chip at MacGregor’s Whiskey Bar will tell you whiskey
served neat or on the rocks is a personal preference.
de Garde will take you to the wild side with their ales.
Garibaldi Werner’s Beef and Brew is another local favorite, with
local brews and great sandwiches.
Shop at While on vacation in
Rockaway Beach, bring
the Docks the family on down
to town to enjoy the
Commercial fishing is a heritage industry exquisite delectables that
that continues to play an active and vital the Offshore Grill and
role in the identity and local economy of Coffee House has to offer.
the Tillamook Coast. The Explore Nature
Series, in partnership with the Oregon The location has a dual
State University Sea Grant program, personality as a coffee
provides Shop at the Dock tours each shop and restaurant.
summer and fall in Garibaldi. Both an A few years back, Chef
Jake Burden’s family had
opportunity to share about Oregon’s
hit a period of dramatic
sustainable fisheries and help people feel
events. When the previous
comfortable visiting the historic working
owners of the Offshore
waterfront. Grill came to them and
offered their location,
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Jake took it as a sign.
commercial docks and where to buy
seafood directly – be it “off the boat” or “It was a sign that was
at one of the independent local seafood offered to us,” Burden
markets. You’ll gain a better understanding said. “It all clicked, it all
about why purchasing locally-caught seemed to just fit. The
seafood is an important step in supporting timing worked so well for
the local economy and learn best buying us in where we were with
tips: what to look for and what questions everything. Michelle and
to ask, thus ensuring that a trip to the Port Werner Beef and Brew, Tillamook I found ourselves literally
of Garibaldi for seafood is worth the effort being offered the dream
- no matter what time of year. Picnics To Go we’d always talked about
doing: opening our own
Crave the Coast Pick up some locally made goods, pack a picnic, and restaurant.”
pick your favorite spot on the coast to sit down and
Join us for Crave the Coast food festival, The Offshore offers some
enjoy life. Find locally-made products at Manzanita
celebrating the bounty of the North of the finest ingredients
Fresh Foods, Little Apple Market, Blue Heron French
Oregon Coast under the event tent in including fresh produce
Cheese Company, or Neskowin Trading Company.
Garibaldi each year on the last Saturday from Brickyard Farms,
in September. grass fed meats from
@ Go to cravethecoast.org for more information
Nehalem River Ranch,
and the freshest seafood
around from Garibaldi’s
Community Supported
Fishery.
“It’s truly our passion,”
Jake said.
Offshore Grill and Coffee House
122 N Hwy 101
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Neskowin Trading Company
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The North Coast’s only tea-growing farm
O n the banks of the Nehalem River sits a 1930s farmhouse. It’s tucked
away on Highway 53, surrounded by lush vegetation of the valley.
Inside, Ginger and Brigham Edwards brew tea. It’s a far cry from preparing
a supermarket teabag. The water is warmed to 180 degrees.
A mixture of teas is selected for optimal nourishment.
It steeps for only a few minutes.
And then, it’s time to sit. Sit and watch the river run by. Sit and melt into
the lush valley. Sit and watch the very tea in your cup, grow in the garden.
“The beauty of tea is this…you get to sit down,” Ginger said. “It’s this
moment in our day to sit and reconnect with each other. We associate it
with happiness and that’s what we wanted to create on our farm. Isn’t that
a good place to start?”
Ginger and Brigham’s North Fork 53 Coastal Retreat and Tea Gardens,
located just 10 minutes outside of Nehalem, is the first farm to grow tea
commercially on the West Coast. And of only 12 in the entire country.
In 2007, Ginger began sustainably farming a small plot of land in
Nehalem with hand-sown carrots and potatoes. In 2015, her and Brigham
purchased the North Fork 53 farmhouse that was originally an 1895
homestead. Milk from the farm would be loaded onto boats on the river
and sent downstream to the Mohler Creamery.
Currently 250 tea plants grow on the three-acre property, but their goal
is to have 1,000. The home features four rooms that can be rented out
individually or for group trips.
While staying at the Retreat Center, visitors can tour the tea gardens and
are welcome to sample the bounty from the tea bar.
“Tea is a cultural experience,” Ginger said. “Tea can be a year-round
experience. In the garden, during the summer: iced. Steamed in the winter.
Tea gives you that medicinal nourishment into your body right away and
feels that affect.”
If you can’t get to North Fork 53, they’ll send their tea to you. With a
Communitea Subscription, you will receive the tea of the month straight
from Nehalem, to wherever your front door is. Seed to sip every time.
“Our goal is to get as many people to taste it as possible,” Ginger said.
North Fork 53 77282 OR-53, Nehalem, OR 97131
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commitment to quality.
From day one, we’ve stood behind the honest values of our
farmer-owners. It’s from them we’ve learned that passion
can’t be faked, hard work can’t be outsmarted and real
food is worth fighting for. Visit the Creamery to learn more
about what drives us and our dairy done right approach.
Bring the entire family! There’s something fun for everyone
to enjoy. Come watch our award-winning cheese being
made, play with interactive exhibits, try out our Food Hall
menu and taste and shop for all things Tillamook.
O P E N DA I LY
Sun–Thu, 8am–6pm
Fri–Sat, 8am–8pm
Summer: Sun–Sat, 8am–8pm
Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas
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R E AM GUIDEWhere to Eat on the
Werner Beef & Brew, Tillamook
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Big Wave Cafe Manzanita 503-368-9283 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine
New Taste of India Food Cart
Neahkahnie Bistro Manzanita 503-368-2722 Dinner, Beer/Wine
MacGregors: A Whiskey Bar Manzanita 503-368-2447 Beer/Wine Indian cuisine
Buttercup Ice Creams & Chowders • Nehalem 503-368-2469 Lunch, Dinner Rockaway Beach
Northwest Cuisine & Seafood
Salmonberry Saloon • Wheeler 503-368-7636 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine
Beach Bite Restaurant & Lounge Rockaway Beach 503-355-2073 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine
Sea Baron Fish & Chips
Old Oregon Smokehouse Rockaway Beach 503-355-2817 Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
locally caught and crafted seafood
Sand Dollar Restaurant & Lounge • Rockaway Beach 503-355-2200 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Fisherman’s Korner Garibaldi 503-322-2033 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine Garibaldi
Pirate’s Cove Restaurant • Garibaldi 503-322-2092 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Portside Bistro • • Garibaldi 971-265-1567 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine Nani Papa’a-Teri Trucky
Fish Peddler at Pacific Oyster • Bay City 503-377-2323 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
local Hawaiian style BBQ
Pacific Restaurant • • Tillamook 503-354-2350 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Tillamook
The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge • • Netarts 503-815-9900 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Roseanna’s Cafe Oceanside 503-842-7351 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine
Delicate Palate Bistro Pacific City 503-965-6464 Dinner, Beer/Wine Recess •
Meridian Restaurant • Pacific City 503-483-3000 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine American
Pelican Pub & Brewery • • • Pacific City 503-965-7007 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Tillamook
Riverhouse Inn Nestucca Pacific City 503-483-1255 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine
Beach Club Bistro at Neskowin Trading Company • Neskowin 503-392-3035 Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
The Cafe at Hawk Creek • Neskowin 503-392-4400 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm. Tacos La Providencia
Mexican
Tillamook
San Dune Pub Manzanita 503-368-5080 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Bayway Tavern Nehalem 503-368-5625 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine The Brat Brothers
Rick’s Roadhouse Rockaway Beach 503-355-2052 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Pub & Grub
German
The Ghost Hole Public House Garibaldi 503-322-2733 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Tillamook
Hook, Line n Sinker Garibaldi 503-322-2020 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Kitty’s Food & Spirits • Tillamook 503-354-2463 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Werner Beef & Brew • • Tillamook 503-842-7577 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine ‘N Chips
Upstairs Bar & Grill Netarts 503-815-1687 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi local seafood & grass-fed beef
Oar House Bar & Grill • Pacific City 503-965-2000 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Tillamook
Sportsman Pub & Grub • • Pacific City 503-965-9991 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Sab
Kendra’s at Nehalem River Inn • Nehalem 503-368-7488 Lunch, Dinner Thai
Wanda’s Cafe Nehalem 503-368-8100 Breakfast, Lunch, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Tillamook
Home Cookin’ & Burgers
Grumpy’s Cafe • Rockaway Beach 503-355-0585 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
Lakeside Hideway Restaurant Rockaway Beach 503-355-8300 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Downie’s Cafe • Bay City 503-377-2220 Breakfast, Lunch Antonette’s Kitchen
The Landing Restaurant & Lounge Bay City 503-377-2895 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine soups and sandwiches
Alice’s Country House • Tillamook 503-842-7927 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine Tillamook
Tillamook Creamery Food Hall • • Tillamook 503-815-1300 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Dutch Mill Dinner • Tillamook 503-842-1277 Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
Smokin’ Steve’s •
The Fern Cafe Tillamook 503-842-4133 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Pelican Brewery & Taproom • • Tillamook 503-842-7007 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi BBQ
Rendezvous Restaurant & Lounge • Tillamook 503-842-5453 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi Tillamook
Rodeo Steakhouse& Grill • Tillamook 503-842-8288 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Blue Agate Cafe Oceanside 503-815-2596 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Bread and Ocean Manzanita 503-368-5823 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Handy Creak Bakery Wheeler 503-368-2253 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Bakeries &
Desserts
Blue Heron French Cheese Co. • • Tillamook 503-842-8281 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
SaraSota’s • Tillamook 503-842-0600 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Yo Time Yogurt • Tillamook 503-815-2518 WiFi
Grateful Bread Bakery • • Tillamook 503-842-5447 Lunch, WiFi
La Tea Da Tea Room • Pacific City 503-965-7337 Breakfast, Lunch, Beer/Wine
Manzanita News & Espresso Manzanita 503-368-7450
Yolk Manzanita 503-368-9655 Breakfast, Lunch
The Roost Wheeler 503-368-2625 Breakfast, Lunch
Coffee & Cafes
Offshore Grill and Coffee House • Rockaway Beach 503-355-3005 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
R & R Espresso Rockaway Beach 503-355-3315 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Parkside Coffee House Garibaldi 503-322-0357 Breakfast, Lunch, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Parkside Restaurant & Lounge Garibaldi 503-322-0035 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Five Rivers Coffee Roasters • • Tillamook 503-815-2739 Breakfast, Lunch, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Dutch Bros Coffee • Tillamook 360-907-6958
Killer Coffee Tillamook 503-815-8400
Haystack Rock Coffee & Kiwanda Surf Co. Pacific City 503-965-2000 Breakfast, Lunch, WiFi
Stimulus Espresso Cafe • Pacific City 503-965-4661 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
Tropics Island Grill Rockaway Beach 503-812-7559 Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
Dairy Queen Garibaldi 503-322-3733
Food
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
Fast
McDonalds Tillamook 503-842-1388 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
Kimmel’s Flavors on First (Food Trucks) Tillamook
Marzano’s Pizza Pie Manzanita 503-368-3663 Dinner
The Pizza Garden Nehalem 503-368-7675 Dinner, WiFi
Pizza
Upper Crust Pizza Rockaway Beach 503-355-3866 Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Fat Dog Pizza Tillamook 503-354-2283 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
Doryland Pizza • Pacific City 503-965-6299 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
A Mighty Thai Manzanita 503-368-8424 Dinner
Left Coast Siesta Manzanita 503-842-7997 Lunch, Dinner, WiFi
La Mexicana • Tillamook 503-842-2101 Dinner
Ethnic
Sassy Express Tillamook Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, Meeting Rm., WiFi
Las Margaritas Tillamook 503-354-5032 Lunch, Dinner
Tora Sushi Lounge • Tillamook Lunch, Dinner
Beach Wok • Pacific City 503-483-1234 Lunch, Dinner
Los Caporales Mexican Restaurant • Pacific City 503-965-6999 Lunch, Dinner, Beer/Wine, WiFi
• Tillamook Chamber Member • Pacific City Chamber Member • North Coast Food Trail Member
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 17Paddle
&
Surf on the
Surfing
The perfect wave might last only a few seconds, but that thrill keeps bringing you
surfers back to the beach. In fact, the hunt for that once-in-a-lifetime wave is almost
a sport in itself, isn’t it? Locals in our area prefer the swells in Pacific City, Manzanita,
and Oceanside. Take lessons through Moment Surf Company if you’re new to the
sport. Surf’s up!
Pacific City
18 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comSUP Boogie
Don’t be intimidated by standup paddleboards. With Boarding
the help of an instructor at SUP Manzanita, you’ll
quickly catch on and soon be gliding over the water
& water safety
on an oversized surfboard. You’re already a pro? Bring
your board to the calm waters of Cape Meares Lake
or Nehalem River channel to find some peace and
serenity.
@ supmanzanita.com
If you’re looking for a
boarding adventure the
whole family can enjoy,
rent some wetsuits and
Kayaking boogie boards and go hit
the water.
What’s the best thing about a kayak? Boogie boarding is a
You can paddle it just about anywhere great way to catch some
on the Tillamook Coast. River, bay, lake, waves while staying in
or (if you’re daring) ocean, just take your the shallows. Flamingo
pick. Don’t have your own kayak and Jim’s in Rockaway,
want some help getting started? Kayak Bahama Mama’s in
Rockaway Beach
Tillamook will take good care of you and Manzanita, and Moment
your family. Surf Company in Pacific
Water Trail Guides
@ tillamookcoast.com/paddle-surf These four guidebooks, produced by Tillamook
City are a few places that
provide all the equipment
Estuaries Partnership, cover both flatwater and you need to get out there
whitewater adventures. Printed on waterproof paper, and get boogie boarding.
they offer a wealth of information for canoeists,
kayakers, standup paddleboard enthusiasts and users
of other recreational boats.
@ Visit tbnep.org to order your free Water Trail Guide.
Rockaway Beach
While there is a lot of
fun to be had along the
Tillamook Coast, please
Pacific City be aware of the dangers
associated with ocean
Longboard activities. Oregon’s
beaches are not manned
Classic by lifeguards, so it is
up to you to take the
Venture to Pacific City’s international necessary precautions
longboard surfing competition for the to have a safe, fun trip
thrill of a lifetime. Watch as surfers to the beach. Sneaker
catch waves, with the picturesque waves and riptides
Cape Kiwanda Haystack Rock in the make up the majority of
background. Whether you already enjoy rescue attempts, so it is
the sport, or want to learn more, you’ll important to be informed
really like the local cuisine and ales at about the signs and
this three-day fall event. characteristics of these
@ capekiwandalongboardclassic.com
hazards.
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 19Hike on the 20 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.com
Hikes so awesome,
we had to write a book
Hiking expert and travel guidebook author Adam Sawyer shares his choices for the
best hikes on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast. From a thigh-pumping trek to the top of
Neahkahnie Mountain to a leisurely stroll through Kilchis Point Reserve, hikers will
find the trail just right for their adventure in this 90-page guide.
@ tillamookcoast.com/books
Most Popular Spots
Neahkahnie Mountain Munson Creek Falls Kings Mountain Nestucca Spit
This thigh-thumping hike Tillamook’s perhaps shortest Five miles of rugged trail with Start at the Bob Straub State
starts at Oswald West State hike (at just one-quarter a 2,500-foot gain in elevation Park Trailhead in Pacific City
Park (look for hiker-symbol mile) takes you to its tallest (and some of it steep), this (off Sunset Drive) and walk
between milepost 41-42 on waterfall, at 319 feet. Go in the hike starts at a trail head off across the dunes towards the
Highway 101), but rewards rainy season when the falls are the Wilson River Highway ocean. At spit’s end, harbor
you with a breath-taking view gushing and ferns are dripping (Highway 6, milepost 25). seals and fishermen vie for
of the long stretch of beach with dew. Located seven miles From the summit, take in the the Nestucca River’s legendary
below near Manzanita. south of Tillamook. awe of the Lester Creek Valley. salmon and steelhead.
Cape Meares Cape Lookout Cape Kiwanda Mt. Hebo
Take the short jaunt to the The 5-plus mile round-trip The hike up the sandy, 230- The tallest peak in the
lighthouse or Octopus Tree (at trail offers one of the best foot dune of Cape Kiwanda in Coast Range, a hike up this
the end of the Cape Meares whale-watching perches on Pacific City is relatively easy, mountain starts at Hebo Lake
Loop), or lace up your boots the Oregon Coast. Trail starts and it rewards with views of Campground. Look for Indian
and hike the 885-foot trail out flat, then drops slightly dory launches and landings, Trail. You’ll pass through
down to the beach, passing by toward the tip of the cape, and crashing waves aloft with two forest meadows before
the 144-foot tall Big Spruce with steep cliffs. The Trailhead surfers. Coming down is easy reaching the peak and a
that’s 4-feet in diameter. is 8 miles south of Netarts. – just slide on your butt. glimpse of the ocean.
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 21Bike & Ride on the
Pacific City
22 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comRailriders Cycling Beach Bikes
There are only three places you can ride pedal-
& where to rent
powered railbikes in Oregon, and the Tillamook Coast
is one of them! Railriders depart from Bay City or
Wheeler and see views that can only be accessed from
the tracks. How neat of an experience is that?
@ Schedule your ride at ocrailriders.com
As you could probably
ascertain by the name,
fat bikes are sturdy. If
a mountain bike and
Off Road a Hummer had a baby,
The Tillamook Forest, if it isn’t already, it would be a fat bike.
should be your destination of choice They ride as comfortably
for mountain biking. The Wilson River as beach cruisers but
Trail isn’t exactly flying under the radar. have the gear range
There’s a popular trail that extends and tire contact patch/
20-plus miles through the coast range traction to take you over
between Tillamook and Portland. Or terrain you probably
take your mountain bikes up to the didn’t think was
summit of Highway 6 where you’ll find
possible. If you’ve got
several other biking trailheads that are
the motor, fat bikes can
interconnected.
probably get you up,
over, or through it.
Bahama Mama’s in
Manzanita rents tire
bikes and sit down
Railriders Cycling, Bay City/Wheeler
cruisers ready to cruise
the beautiful beach in
Sandlake ATV style. Call or visit in
Sandlake is exactly as it sounds: a lake of sand. People person to set up rental:
come for the dunes and the plumes. You can bring your (503) 368-BIKE, 123
own, or rent a mini dune buggy or quad from Sandlake Laneda Ave, Manzanita.
Tsunami ATV Rental and ride the dunes yourself. And
if you get bored (not likely), nearby is the Sand Lake In Rockaway Beach?
Estuary. Here you’ll find great places to swim, fish, crab, Troxel’s rents fat bikes
Pacific City kayak, and hike. too!
Horseback @ Schedule your ride at sandlaketsunamiatvrental.com Both Manzanita Visitors
Riding Center and Troxels Gem
& Jewelry Co. loan out
Looking for a bit more wind in your hair free fat-tire wheelchairs
at the Tillamook Coast? Pick beach or for beach accessibility.
mountain trail with Green Acres Beach
& Trail Rides and channel your inner
buckaroo. For all you experienced riders
out there, bring your horse camping with
you at Nehalem Bay State Park. There
are campsites for you, and outdoor stalls
for your four-legged friend.
@ Schedule your ride at beach-rides.com Sandlake
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 23PEDAL THE RAILS? ABSOLUTELY!
GREAT FUN FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.
3-2 Hour Options. TRIFECTA Anyone?
FREE TICKET Challenge!
Online Reservations and info at:
www.ocrailriders.com
Wheeler Bay City
130 Marine Dr, 97107 5400 Hayes Oyster Drive, 97107
MORE RAILRIDING: jbrailriders.com & vcrailriders.com
RIDE THE RAILS
NEXT TO THE WHALES
Forge full-steam ahead along the
beautiful Tillamook Coast. Watch beaches
and hills roll by your window, on this
delightful 90 minute journey. The train stops in
Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, so you can shop,
snack and explore before hopping back onboard.
Be sure to check out our special excursions, too.
24 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comLiving history
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
It was the late 1800s. Portland was rapidly growing.
Out on the coast, most of the land had been claimed. But suddenly,
people in the small coastal villages noticed there was no way to get
their products to the bigger cities.
“The market was very undependable getting dairy to market,” Historian
Mark Beach said. “By the time the railroad comes to Tillamook; Garibaldi,
Bay City, and Nehalem are the only real established towns at that time
in 1906-07.”
The first train reached Tillamook in November, 1911 via the
Salmonberry River west from Portland, south from Mohler through
Wheeler, Rockaway Beach and Garibaldi, to Tillamook. The construction
of the railroad along the Tillamook Coast encouraged real estate and
timber sales alike.
With a much easier trip to the area, people flocked to the beach for
tourism. Beach’s research details that for many years, trains would stop
for locals hitching rides to fish up the Salmonberry. Commuter service
from Wheeler to Tillamook proved immediately popular as travel by
auto or horse required the long journey via Miami/Foley Road.
The rails also made it easier for products to be transported back and
forth between the villages and the metropolitan markets.
“Suddenly, you can cut the logs and bring them down and convert them
into lumber and sent back to Portland,” said Beach.
Through the 1920’s, people in the area were making money, hand over
fist. After the Great Depression, the railroad saw an increase in business
in the 50s when lumber was profitable.
In 1996, the Port of Tillamook Bay took over the operations of the
railroad. As a symbol of the times, Beach notes, the engine painted like
a Holstein became a familiar site on the rail line.
Then, in 2003, Scott and Kim Wickert founded the Oregon Coast Scenic
Railroad. They spent weekend runs from Garibaldi to Rockaway Beach
and Wheeler, dodging freight trains while they conducted their historic
steam train tours.
After 2007, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad became the sole operator of
46 miles of the railroad, and continues to be to this day.
*Former Cornell University professor, Mark Beach, is a professional historian who resides
in Manzanita. Beach’s work is also on display at the Nehalem Valley Historical Society in
Manzanita, or on his website: Neahkahnie Visions, neahkahnievisions.smugmug.com
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad 402 American Ave, Garibaldi, OR 97118
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 25Tours
&
Adventures on the
Explore Nature Series
Join nature on your next visit to the Tillamook Coast, with the Explore Nature Series. Take a family hike
through the Netarts Salt Marsh. Keep trash off the beach with a cleanup in partnership with SOLVE.
Or glide over beds of seagrass with a kayak in Netarts Bay. Whatever you choose, an exploration is
guaranteed.
@ explorenaturetillamookcoast.com
26 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comMini adventures Self-Guided
Brew Tours
Learn from a local where some of the best places to bring the kids & wineries too
are throughout the Tillamook Coast! Hear some of the triumphs,
tribulations and treasured moments that came out of the writing
process directly from the author himself. Learn about all the sites
you may know, or not know, about within the Tillamook Coast that
are specifically family friendly such as trails, activities, tours and
more. Get your copy of 25 Family Adventures on the Tillamook Coast.
@ tillamookcoast.com/books The Pelican Brewery &
Pub serves up local ales
Oregon Coast Scenic with beach themed
names like Surfer’s
Railroad Summer Ale, Tsunami
Stout, and Seahops Pale
Do you like the sound of hissing brakes, grinding metal, Ale. The Pelican Brewery
and a steam engine’s whistle cutting through the air? & Pub also offers “Beer
Then you must be a train enthusiast. Take a tour with Cuisine” to go along with
the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, and reserve a special that ale.
seat in the locomotive cab so you can catch all the
action. Book a dinner train, too. de Garde Brewing of
@ Book a ride at oregoncoastscenic.org
Tillamook is a small rural
brewery specializing
in many diverse styles
of ales, with a focus
on spontaneous
fermentation inspired by
the European farmhouse
traditions. Their tasting
room features an ever
rotating list of draft beer
and bottles for sale.
Quilt Trail
and Geocache Werner Brewing is the
local’s new watering
You’ll want to wear your quilt pin hole, producing high-
with pride after quilt trail geocaching Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi quality, small-batch,
in Tillamook. All that is needed to hand-crafted beers.
get started is a GPS and a geocache Oregon Coast Tours
account. You’ll be sent coordinates and Self-guided wine tours
clues to the caches. Choose the level Oregon Coast Tours is a premier transportation take you to the historic
of difficulty and the kind of terrain to company in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you need Nehalem Bay Winery. It
traverse. There are 32 caches: enough a safe party bus for wine tours, brewery visits, or the was established along
for a weekend of fun with the whole next wedding, a bicycle shuttle for your Oregon Coast the Oregon Coast in
family! bike trip, or just want a stress-free, private vehicle for 1974. The beautiful
@ Learn more at tillamookquilttrail.org
whatever you have in mind, they’re here for you. historic winery is nestled
@ oregoncoasttourguide.com in a lush green valley on
Highway 53, one mile
from Highway 101 on the
Northern Oregon Coast.
Twist Wine Company
serves up their own
wines – made in
McMinnville – in their
tasting room in Pacific
City.
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 27InternatIonal
PolIce MuseuM
Garibaldi Museum
BrIngIng PolIce hIstory
to lIfe In rockaway Beach
212 N. Highway 101, Rockaway Beach, OR -a maritime museum-
For events or updates call 503 547-6056 Open Weekends March & November
Free Admission internationalpolicemuseum.org April through October
Thursday - Monday, 10am to 4pm
Open by Appointment
December through February
Unique Gift Shop
112 Highway 101
Garibaldi, OR 97118
Hours of Operation: May through Sept. 10:00-4:00 Daily
(503) 322-8411
October through April 10:00-4 Mon-Fri garibaldimuseum.org
GARIBALDI CHARTERS
BOTTOM FISHING • HALIBUT • TUNA • ECO-TOURS • AND MORE!
BOOK
1-800-900-HOOK 7th & Hwy 101, Garibaldi, OR
ONLINE
www.garibaldicharters.com fishon@garibaldicharters.com
28 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comFish, Clam
& Crab
on the
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 29Season chart
Outfitter Phone Services Website
Local Guides, Charters,
CHARTERS/GUIDES
Crabbing, & Clamming
Eagle Charters Fishing 503-801-3464 Dory Charter eaglechartersfishing.com
Haystack Fishing 503-679-9028 Dory Charter haystackfishing.com
Mark Lytle Pacific City Fishing 503-351-9019 Dory Charter pacificcity.org/fishing/Captain/MarkLytle.html
Garibaldi Charters 503-322-0007 Ocean Charter garibaldicharters.com
Kerri Lin Charters 503-355-2439 Ocean Charter visitgaribaldi.com/kerri-lin-charters
Linda Sue III Charters 503-355-3419 Ocean Charter visitgaribaldi.com/linda-sue-III-charters.inc
Siggi-G-Charter 503-322-3285 Ocean Charter siggig.com
Absolute Angling 971-832-0085 Salmon Guide absoluteanglingproducts.com
Adrift Angling 503-929-6847 Salmon Guide takemefishing.org
All Seasons Guide Service 503-842-6313 Salmon Guide allseasonguideservice.net
Nestucca River Fishing 503-392-5808 Salmon Guide fishhouseguideservice.com
Ancient Mariner Guide Service 406-930-1130 Salmon Guide johnkirby.com
Barnett’s Guide Service 503-398-2888 Salmon Guide nestuccariver.com
Bob Rees Fishing Guide Service 503-812-9036 Salmon Guide northwestguides.com/fishing
David Johnson’s Guide Service 503-201-4292 Salmon Guide davidjohnsonfishing.com
Deet’s Guide Service-Dan Dieter 503-842-1440 Salmon Guide salmonrendezvous.com/guides
Fins Feathers Furs 503-842-5141 Salmon Guide finsfeathersfurs.net
Firefighter’s Guide Service 503-812-1414 Salmon Guide oregoncoastfishingguide.com
Grant Rilette Fishing 541-842-0567 Salmon Guide grantrilettefishing.com
JB & Water Sportfishing 503-322-3474 Salmon Guide jbandwater.com
Lee Darby’s Fishing Guide Service 503-351-0547 Salmon Guide leedarbysfishing.com
Pat Abel Guide Service 503-307-6033 Salmon Guide patabelguideservice.com
Pro Fish Guide Ted Tuefel 503-812-2225 Salmon Guide profishguide.com
Russ Morrow’s Sport Fishing Guide Service 503-310-9733 Salmon Guide fishwithruss.com
T&S Guide Service 503-842-2071 Salmon Guide
Terry Mulkey’s Guide Service 503-803-1896 Salmon Guide mulkeysguideservice.com
CLAMMING/CRABBING/BOAT RENTALS
Harborview Inn & RV Park 503-322-3251 Crab & Clam Workshops harborviewfun.com
Big Spruce RV Park 503-842-7443 Crabbing Rentals big-spruce-rv-park.business.site
Garibaldi Marina 503-322-3312 Crabbing Rentals garibaldimarina.com
Jetty Fishery 503-368-5746 Crabbing Rentals jettyfishery.com
Kelly’s Brighton Marina 503-368-5745 Crabbing Rentals kellysbrightonmarina.coms
30 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comFishing Dory Boat
Fishing on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast is a year-round Fishing
activity. With three bays, five major rivers (and several @ Pacific City
smaller ones), a couple of lakes and of course, the
Pacific Ocean, you can fish the way you want – fly
fishing, deep sea, dock, boat or dory.
Salmon, steelhead, tuna and lingcod are the top four
– but there’s lots more to catch, including dinner. Go
out on your own or with a guide. For an unforgettable
experience, launch from the beach in Pacific City with
the dory fleet.
@
Almost as iconic as
www.tillamookcoast.com/charter-fishing Haystack Rock, Dory
boats have become a
symbol of Cape Kiwanda.
Traditional dories have
Garibaldi been used for hundreds
of years, not just in the
Crabbing Northwest but across
North America. They
There are five rivers that flow into were designed to carry
Tillamook Bay, producing some of thousands of pounds of
the best bay fishing, clam digging wet fish and have been
and crabbing west of the Mississippi. known, historically, for
Nehalem Bay, Tillamook Bay, and Netarts their sturdy design—
Bay all have local marinas where boats allowing them to carry
and equipment can be rented and bait a heavy load for their
purchased. relatively modest size,
without capsizing.
Jetty Fishery also offers a guided
experience. You can harvest crabs However, they serve
directly from the docks at the marinas. as more than just an
You can secure the necessary supplies icon for this beautiful
for Nestucca Bay in nearby Pacific City. area; they also provide
Several other marinas in Tillamook a unique fishing
County include Garibaldi Marina, Kelly’s opportunity. There are
Trask River, Tillamook
Brighton Marina, Netarts Bay Marina, and a variety of dory boat-
Wheeler Marina, which are also great
Oregon Coast crabbing spots. Clamming chartered trips available
in Pacific City including
Didn’t get your Dungeness crab today? Gear up with your rain jacket, a bucket, shovel and bottom fish, salmon,
That’s okay: head back to Kelly’s Brighton some die-hard determination, and you can dig up halibut, and Dungeness
Marina and watch as the staff pulls a tonight’s dinner just beneath the surface. Digging for crab. Adventurers will
Dungeness crab from the live well, cooks, clams takes a little research and just the right timing. also get to experience
and cleans it. Then you get to eat it! It’s exhilarating, like digging for lost treasure. Your best the thrill of a dory
bet is to go during a minus tide. Spring and summer boat beach launch and
@ kellysbrightonmarina.com
jettyfishery.com months are best. Make sure you get a shiny new Oregon landing!
shellfish license first!
Pacific City
Pacific City
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 31Do your part
Help keep our waters pristine
V isitors are drawn to the Tillamook Coast for the miles and miles
of waterline. And local residents and visitors work very hard to
keep them pristine.
“When people come recreate they want to see healthy streams
and lush forests and they appreciate that,” Tillamook Estuaries
Partnership [TEP] Deputy Director Claudine Rehn said.
TEP is a part of 28 National Estuary Projects in the United States
that works to protect and restore the health of estuaries. TEP’s
work currently encompasses all bays and watersheds in Tillamook
County. The organization works to address loss of fish and wildlife,
water quality, erosion, education, and citizen involvement and
stewardship.
“We found that giving visitors and residents a good sense of place
makes them advocates,” Rehn said. “We find that people really
want to play an active role. We are the ones that live here, but that
doesn’t mean we are the only ones responsible for that.”
Residents and visitors to the area are encouraged to participate in
TEP stewardship programs including clean up days.
“Clean up days are when we see the most visitors. They see it
happening and spontaneously join,” Rehn said.
In addition to clean up days, the public is invited to TEP’s
educational days as a part of the Explore Nature Series: a
collaboration between numerous environmental organizations that
hosted 74 events this past year. Events included walks through the
Kilchis Estuary, mushroom adventures, and Shop at the Dock events
in Garibaldi.
“It’s exceeded our expectations,” Rehn said. “People are very
interested in knowing about where they live. They want to learn
why their resources are important or how they function.”
Visitors are also increasingly more curious about the landscape and
environmental health of their vacation spot.
“People are really interested in learning, not just getting a souvenir,
but some knowledge,” Rehn said.
For a list of Explore Nature Events visit their website:
explorenaturetillamookcoast.com.
32 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comNATURE
&
Wildlife
on the
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 33Find your best nature spot
One of the best kept secrets of the Tillamook Coast is the number of nature and wildlife reserves to explore.
From Manzanita to Neskowin, and all places in between, there are many protected areas to hike, stroll,
watch birds, spot wildlife and learn about natural history.
@ Learn more at tillamookcoast.com/wildlife-viewing
Bayocean Spit
With the bay on one side, and a wide
expansive beach on the other –
connected by sandy trails lined with
salal and sword fern – Bayocean Spit,
located near the village of Cape Meares,
is a hiking and birding hotspot, and
home to beaver and deer.
@
More on birding at
tillamookcoast.com/bird-watching
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge Three Arch Rocks National Whalen Island
Wildlife Refuge
Just north of Oceanside (at the end of Clay Myers State Natural Area on
the Cape Meares Loop), lush with moss- This untamed marine environment Whalen Island just north of Pacific
draped trees, this refuge is a green haven in Oceanside features big colonies of City offers a pristine 1.4-mile loop
for those wanting to recharge their spirits seabirds that hang out on offshore hike that overlooks a rich tidal
and view wildlife, too. The refuge is near rocks. Peregrine falcons, common mures wetland before passing through mixed
Cape Meares Lighthouse, which offers its and other seabirds nest as whales and woodlands, offering views of the
own brand of viewing and history. sea lions frolic in the waters below. estuary joining the ocean.
Kilchis Point Reserve Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Sand Lake Estuary
Near Bay City, this interpretive trail Welcome to Nestucca Bay National Oregon has 22 major estuaries, but
weaves wildlife, pioneer history Wildlife Refuge. It offers more than 1,200 only five are so untouched that they are
and Native American history in one acres of refuge south of Pacific City and classified as “natural.” North of Pacific City,
beautiful reserve. The trails – all ADA winter habitat for varieties of geese, the 897-acre Sand Lake Estuary is the
friendly – lead to a birdwatching including the rare Semidi Islands goose. largest of these. A new state park is being
station and a view of Tillamook Bay Black-tailed deer and harbor seals also call developed at the adjoining land, Sitka
untouched by civilization. this place home. Sedge State Natural Area.
34 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comSitka Sedge State Natural Area
The main trail leading through the new park on the Three Capes drive is where you
will find blooming foxglove, salal and wild rose – the beauty of each will leave you
spellbound. So will the abundant bird life and Sitka Sedge grasses that grow along
the wetland edges.
Marine Reserves
The Tillamook Coast is lucky enough to
have two Marine Reserves. Cape Falcon
(near Manzanita) has sand that provides
the ideal habitat for crabs and other
animals that like soft bottom habitats.
Along the shore, you’ll find rocky
intertidal habitats to the north and
south of Short Sand Beach, where you
can spot mussels and sea anemones
attached to the rocks.
Travel south to Pacific City, and you’ll
enjoy the beginning of Cascade Head
Marine Reserve. Underwater here, the
reserve includes the north segment
of the Siletz Reef. This is an extensive
rocky reef home to many species of
groundfish such as canary rockfish,
invertebrates such as giant plumose
anemones, and seaweeds.
Marine Reserves are dedicated to
conservation and scientific research,
so please leave all sea life behind for
Whale Watching
others to enjoy. Contrary to popular belief, whale watching can be a year-round activity with gray
whales the most commonly seen. Almost any location with an ocean view may offer
whale sightings. You will have a better chance of spotting a whale in the morning.
First scan the ocean for spouting and then zoom in more closely with binoculars. To
get an even closer view, consider whale watching from a charter boat; Linda Sue and
Garibaldi Charters are good options.
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 35A new cheese in town
Nestucca Bay Creamery
A my Seymour’s great-grandmother used to make and sell butter from a
couple of milk cows.
These days, Amy is milking 300 cows on the same, and additional, land
her forefathers worked. She’s also using 1,000 pounds of that milk a
day to make and sell camembert, brie, gouda and havarti cheeses at the
Nestucca Bay Creamery Cheese shop in Cloverdale. The shop is just a few
miles from where her pioneering family’s roots were first established close
to 150 years ago.
Amy’s grandfather and father were proud members of the Tillamook
County Creamery Association. Amy is too. As member/owners in the
109-year-old company, she and her husband Rob Seymour sell the bulk of
their cow milk to be made into Tillamook Cheese.
“We’re still producers for Tillamook Cheese,” Amy enthused. “It’s a great
company.”
Yet something inside Amy yearned to make cheese herself. Maybe that
yearning was because one of the couple’s three sons, Will Seymour, had a
passion for local food. Perhaps it was her ancestral roots beckoning with
age-old knowledge.
In her core, Amy understands what those pioneering ancestors discovered:
there is a sweetly unique flavoring of milk made by pastured cattle gra-
zing in the salty sea air—that is found in just a few places in the world.
Previous dairying generations in Tillamook County chose to develop
cheddar cheese, aged slowly to bring out that taste sensation. Was now
the time to try out other old-world cheeses aged in a similar fashion? Amy
thought yes.
“We’ve talked about it for years,” she said. “Wherever we travel, we visit
little cheese factories. We love cheese! It was always something to do but
we never got around to it.”
They began the permitting process to convert an old milkhouse into a
certified cheese-making facility.
In 2017, Nestucca Bay Creamery had a soft opening, debuting cheeses at
area farmers markets. Amy was surprised by the reception.
“I just said, ‘We’ll make cheese and sell it and we’ll see what happens.’ I
had no expectations for it and was surprised by how popular it was. I was
really encouraged by that.”
Look for Nestucca Bay Creamery Cheese at their shop in Cloverdale.
Nestucca Bay Creamery 34410 Highway 101 South Cloverdale, OR 97112
36 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comGOURMET EXQUISITE ALWAYS
FOODS. WINES. FUN.
deli + tasting
shopping rooM
OPEN DAILY - YEAR ROUND
2001 Blue Heron Drive, Tillamook
503.842.8281 800.275.0639
SHOP ONLINE
BlueHeronOregon.com
tillamookcoast.com | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | 37Cultural
Heritage on the
38 | TILLAMOOK COAST VISITOR GUIDE | tillamookcoast.comTillamook Coast History
Have you learned about the treasure allegedly buried on Neahkahnie Mountain? Or have you
heard the story of the first pilgrim who built his house inside a tree stump? What about the
town built along Bayocean Spit that fell into the ocean? You’ll learn about these stories and
many more during a trip to the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum.
After you stop by the Museum, go out and see the living history yourself. Textile arts are not only
preserved, but created on a daily basis at the Latimer Quilt & Textile Center. Gaze out at the
same bay Captain Robert Gray sailed from the door of the Garibaldi Museum. Imagine soaring
about the coast onboard a World War II blimp at the Tillamook Air Museum. Get your copy of 25
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Tillamook Quilt Trail Garibaldi Maritime Museum Latimer Quilt & Textile Center Tillamook Forest Center
@ tillamookquilttrail.org @ garibaldimuseum.org @ latimerquiltandtextile.com @ tillamookforestcenter.org
Quilts have been part of Located in the fishing village Call ahead to schedule a bed The Tillamook Forest Center is a
Tillamook County since the early of Garibaldi, this museum is a turning. You’ll be treated to shining jewel on the Tillamook
pioneers arrived. As you drive the treasure of local maritime history, a short history of each of 10 Coast. An engaging interpretive
country and coastal roads of the told through the adventures to 12 quilts and discover how center tells the story of the
Tillamook Coast, look for large, of Captain Robert Gray and long it took the creator to historic Tillamook Burn and
colorful wooden quilt blocks on his sailing ship, the Columbia craft all the intricate stitches. reforestation. Don’t miss the
barns and buildings – there are Rediviva, which sailed to the Latimer is a working museum, powerful film, Legacy of Fire,
104 of them! Pick up a Quilt Trail Pacific Northwest in search of where friends teach others the shown in the center’s surround-
map at the visitor center! the Columbia River. art of textiles. sound theater.
Firehouse Museum Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Tillamook Air Museum International Police Museum
The Tillamook Firehouse @ tcpm.org @ tillamookair.com @ internationalpolicemuseum.org
Museum, in memory of Assistant In downtown Tillamook, Housed in the largest, The International Police Museum
Fire Chief Michael Ellerbrook, three floors showcase Native freestanding wooden in Rockaway Beach helps tell the
houses memorabilia that American artifacts, a 1911 stage structure in North America, real story of police officers.
features the history of the coach, the natural history of this former blimp hangar The museum has many displays
Tillamook Fire Department. local animals and birds, logging now showcases a collection with historic and modern
Located at E&E Auto Center in displays and much more. The of vintage aircraft, WWII items from around the world
Tillamook, admission is free 35,000 plus objects on display memorabilia, first hand including uniforms, restraints,
of charge and open Monday- all point to the area’s rich documentations, uniforms and badges, weapons and other tools.
Friday. cultural history. amazing photography. Admission is free.
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