STAY: Ocean Haven
Nature friendly lodging? You bet! Ocean Haven offers 5 kitchen units with panoramic ocean views. Perched above a secluded beach with trail to a seal colony & tidepools. Thundering waves, wandering whales & pelagic birds await you. Friendly host enjoy assisting guests with planning hikes & activities. Located near Old Growth Forest hikes, Lighthouses & […]
STAY: Wheeler on the Bay Lodge and Marina
Wheeler on the Bay Lodge | (541) 996-9300 Come to Wheeler on the Bay Lodge for northern Oregon Coast Lodging with spectacular waterfront mountain views. This quaint little coastal inn is located on Nehalem Bay and is a great location for you to enjoy local kayaking and fishing – you can even moor your boat on […]
STAY: Salmon Harbor Landing Motel
Salmon Harbor Landing Motel | (541) 271-3742 Come see the Oregon Dunes, the Umpqua Lighthouse and more of Oregon’s beautiful southern coast! The Salmon Harbor Landing Motel is a cheap sleep with real charm. The motel has created themed rooms that are clean, comfortable and relaxing. Featured in “The Lonely Planet” travel guide for Oregon […]
Tacoma Trip Guide
WHY GO Tacoma wants you to visit. Really. They’ve revitalized their vibrant and unique downtown with terrific museums, tons of public art, and lots to do. It’s an awesome transformation; downtown Tacoma is walkable and vibrant and filled with art, as anyone who has made the trip to visit the Museum of Glass or catch […]
San Juan Island Trip Guide
WHY GO Of the four ferry-served islands in the archipelago, San Juan Island is the most populated and tourist-friendly. It’s the only one that is truly easy to reach by ferry without your car–the ferry drops you off smack-dab in the middle of the town of Friday Harbor, which is the county seat, and offers […]
Trip Guide: Bandon on the Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast is dotted with fantastic destinations, from Astoria at its northern tip to Brookings down near the California border. So what makes Bandon so special? World-class golf courses, gorgeous protected beaches and historic “old town” with cute shops, a dozen art galleries and glass art studios, and tasty restaurants. Do you like historic lighthouses? The Bandon […]
Car Camping Checklist
We’ve just returned home from our first car camping weekend of the summer. Our home was our Kelty tent perched high above the Ohanapecosh River, swollen with snowmelt off the southeastern flank of Mount Rainier. My ears are still delightfully roaring from the sound of the river, and I may have cedar twigs dangling from […]
Cidery Tour: Quimper Peninsula near Port Townsend
There’s a centuries-old tradition of European cidermakers turning tart apples into hard cider, and over the past dozen years or so this craft has experienced a renaissance right here in the Pacific Northwest. To get a taste, you might find yourself driving down a winding gravel path through some woods, wondering just what you’ve gotten […]
NEWS: Tourism Office Closes, Safe Hiking
Happy Friday! And more importantly, happy summer. The July 4th weekend is cause to celebrate our American independence, sure. But here in the Pacific Northwest, we double our celebratory capacities this weekend. See that yellow ball in the sky? July 4th marks our unofficial start to summer. Time to fire up the grill and get […]
