Northern Oregon Coast
The Northern Oregon Coast is a region of Oregon made up of the northern Oregon Coast as well as Columbia County along the Columbia River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Astoria and Tillamook.
Astoria
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Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.
Tillamook
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Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, near the Northern Oregon Coast. It is the gateway to the Three Capes Scenic Area which is the coastline between the mouth of Tillamook Bay in the north, down to Cape Lookout in the south.
St. Helens
St. Helens is the largest city and county seat of Columbia County, Oregon and had a population of 14,000 in 2019. In October, the town embraces the Halloween spirit with a month-long celebration of spooky events and decorations geared toward entertaining crowds of families.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Warrenton and Seaside.
Warrenton
Warrenton is a small town located in the Northwestern corner of Oregon. It is the second to last town on the Northern Oregon Coast. There is one last town on the coast of Oregon called Hammond, however locals in the area view them as the same town.Seaside
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Seaside is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. Seaside is one of the most popular beach resorts on the Oregon Coast, helped largely by easy access from Portland.
Cannon Beach
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Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 1,690 at the 2010 census. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock, a 235 ft sea stack that juts out along the coast.
Garibaldi
Garibaldi is a quiet coastal town on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is on the mouth of the Tillamook Bay and an excellent hub of crabbing, fishing, clamming and several other sea activities.
Rockaway Beach
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Rockaway Beach is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2010 census. The city houses the Rockaway Beach Old Growth Cedar Preserve, a 46-acre wetlands preserve which opened in 2019.
Rainier
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Rainier is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The city's population was 1,895 at the 2010 census. Rainier is on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso and Longview, Washington.
Pacific City
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Pacific City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,109 at the 2020 census. Pacific City is home to the Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area.
Tillamook State Forest
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The Tillamook State Forest is a 364,000-acre publicly owned forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. Managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry, it is located 40 miles west of Portland in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, and spans Washington, Tillamook, Yamhill, and Clatsop counties.
Arch Cape
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Arch Cape is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Named for the natural arch in the coastal rocks and the headland that extends into the Pacific Ocean, it is located along the Pacific coast, approximately four miles south of Cannon Beach, between Hug Point State Recreation Site to the north and Oswald West State Park to the south.
Northern Oregon Coast
- Type: mountain range
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Northern Oregon Coast Range”
- Location: Oregon Coast, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
45.6647° or 45° 39′ 53″ northLongitude of center
-123.5481° or 123° 32′ 53″ westWikidata ID
Q2961794
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Northern Oregon Coast” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Northern Oregon Coast Range”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة ساحل شمال ولاية اوريجون”
- French: “chaîne côtière nord de l’Oregon”
- French: “Chaîne côtière nord de l’Oregon”
- French: “Northern Oregon Coast Range”
- Japanese: “北オレゴン海岸山脈”
- Japanese: “北部オレゴン海岸山脈”
- Ladin: “Northern Oregon Coast Range”
- Venetian: “Northern Oregon Coast Range”
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