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      OREGON COAST

UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

RIDE THE TROLLEY

Riverfront Trolley (Astoria)

  • A 1 hour roundtrip trolley ride

  • Several different pit stops along the trip for hop-on hop-off opportunities

EXPLORE THE COLUMBIA RIVER

Columbia River Eco Tours (Astoria)

  • Board a 40’ Tollycraft Yacht and explore the Columbia River

  • Look for sealions on Pier 39

  • Travel through the Lewis & Clark National Wildlife Refuge

  • Choose from 2, 3, or 4 hour tours

 

GO FISHING

Findlay's Guide Service (Astoria)

  • Full day fising guides

  • Fish for sturgeon, Steelhead, and Chinook

HAVE AN UPCLOSE ENCOUNTER

West Coast Game Park Safari (Bandon)

  • Over 75 species of animal

  • Free roaming animals throughout the park

  • Up close encounters

    • Interact, play with, and photograph wild animals

    • Featured animals may change based on availability

TRY DEEP SEA FISHING

Prowler Charters (Bandon)

  • Deep sea fishing charters

  • Fishing trips, River tours, and Crabbing trips

GO KAYAKING

South Coast Tours (Bandon)

  • Kayaking tours

    • Day and overnight kayaking tours

  • SUP tours

RIDE THE RAILS

Oregon Coast Railriders (Bay City)

  • Pedal a rail bike down the Port of Tillamook Bay Rail Road

LEARN TO SURF

Cannon Beach Surf (Cannon Beach)

  • Surfing lessons

    • Surfing lessons with a professional trainer year round

RENT AN ATV

Sandlake Tsunami ATV Rental (Cloverdale)

  • ATV and Quad rentals on the Sandlake Dunes

GO WHALE WATCHING

The Whales Tail (Depoe Bay)

  • Charted whale watching on zodiac boat

  • 1/2 hour or 1 hour whale watching tours

RIDE THE DUNES

Sandland Adventures (Florence)

  • Sand dune tours

    • Sandrail tours

    • Giant Dune Buggy tours

  • Also: Bumper boats, Go karts, mini golf, and train rides

WATCH FOR SEA LIONS

Sea Lion Caves (Florence)

  • A privately owned wildlife preserve

  • Americas largest sea cave

  • Home to the Stellar sea lion

GO SANDBOARDING

Sand Master Park (Florence)

  • Sandboarding

    • Beginner to advanced slopes

    • Lessons

    • Rentals

RIDE HORSES ON THE BEACH

C&M Stables (Florence)

  • Horseback riding on the Oregon Coast

    • Beach and dune rides

  • Morning and sunset rides

TAKE A SCENIC FLIGHT

Apex Helicopters (Florence)

  • Scenic helicopter tours

  • Air taxis

  • Flight training

FLY IN A PT-13D

Aero Legends (Florence)

  • Scenic flights in a PT-13D

  • Lighthouse tours and other flights

TAKE A TRAIN RIDE

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (Giribaldi)

  • Ride a historic steam locomotive along the coastline and through Tillamook Bay

  • Dinner rides and special excursions

 

GO JETBOATING

Jerry's Rouge Jets (Gold Beach)

  • Jet boating trips

    • Historic Mail Route (64 mile trip)

    • Whitewater excursion (80 mile trip)

    • Wilderness whitewater (104 mile trip)

LEARN TO BLOW GLASS

Jennifer Sears Art Glass Studio (Lincoln City)

  • Learn the art of glass blowing

BELIEVE IT - OR NOT!

Ripleys Believe it or Not (Newport)

  • A museum featuring oddities from around the world

  • Live stageshows, shrunken heads, and other bizzare things

EXPLORE UNDERSEAS

Oregon Undersea Gardens (Newport)

  • Explore an underwater world from the warmth and safety of your own underwater theatre

MEET YOUR FAVORITES

The Wax Works (Newport)

  • A wax museum with all of your celebrity favorites

SEARCH FOR SEALIFE

Marine Discovery Tours (Newport)

  • 2 hour sealife cruise that focuses on the wildlife in Oregon

  • Watch for gray whales, porpoise, seals, sea lions, pelicans, eagles, and other marine animals

GO TO THE AQUARIUM

Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport)

  • Over 16 different exhibits including harbor seals and sea lions, sea otters, the Giant Octopus, passages of the deep, and many more

  • Seal and sea lion encounters, aquarium dives, and behind the scenes tours

GET SEA LION KISSES

Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport)

  • Seal and sea lion kisses

    • 45 minute training session + kisses from a seal or sea lion!

 

DIVE WITH SHARKS

Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport)

  • Dive the Aquarium

    • Dive with hundreds of sharks, fish, and other underwater creatures

SLEEP WITH SHARKS

Oregon Coast Aquarium (Newport)

  • Sleep with sharks

    • Sleep in the "Passage of the dark" tunnel and find yourself surrounded by a million gallons of water, sharks, and other sea life!

PLAY AT THE ARCADE

Funland Arcade (Seaside)

  • An attraction for all ages

  • Vintage and modern arcade games

  • Bumper cars

LEARN ABOUT WOLVES

White Wolf Sanctuary (Tidewater)

  • Scheduled tours only

    • Learn about wolves and take a tour of the sanctuary to learn more about each individual wolf

    • Tours last approximately 3 hours

LEARN ABOUT NATIVE HISTORY

Tillamook Eco Adventures (Tillamook)

  • Native History Tour

    • A scenic tour that explore areas once used by the Natives of Tillamook

EXPLORE WATERFALLS

Tillamook Eco Adventures (Tillamook)

  • County Waterfalls Tours

    • Explore the hidden gems and waterfalls of Tillamook in this 5 hour adventure

SEARCH FOR SASQUATCH

Tillamook Eco Adventures (Tillamook)

  • Search for Sasquatch Tour

    • A seasonal Tour

    • Visit sites where there have been reported sightings of bigfoot

GO ZIPLINING

High Life Adventures (Warrenton)

  • Guided tour of 8 ziplines

GO PARAGLIDING

Discover Paragliding (Warrenton)

  • Tandem flights

  • Solo paragliding lessons

  • Powered paragliding training

STAY AT THE BOOKLOVERS HOTEL

Sylvia Beach Hotel (Newport)

  • A hotel for book lovers

  • With over 20 literary themed rooms including the Shakespeare Room, the J.K. Rowling Room, the Dr. Suess room, and the Mark Twain room (among many more)

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