Driving the Entire Oregon Coast: The Ultimate 3-Day Highway 101 Road Trip

Hike down the 30-minute trail through spruce forests to reach this secluded cove featuring small waterfalls and offshore sea stacks. Follow the trail marker indicating 'Beach' from the parking pull-off.

A short walk to an overlook viewing an enormous offshore rock with a natural ocean-carved arch, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Visit at low tide to explore walkable sea caves and extensive marine tide pools filled with starfish, crabs, and sea anemones right beneath the famous Face Rock formation.

Stop into the local creamery for artisan cheese samples, fresh cheese curds, and scoops of regional Umpqua ice cream like blackberry, amaretto fudge, or caramel cold brew.

Head to Old Town Bandon for their world-famous Dungeness crab sandwich grilled with Swiss cheese on sourdough, paired with fresh clam chowder.

Overnight basecamp located along the coast with direct proximity to the beach, offering sheltered sites protected from coastal headwinds.

A dramatic natural basalt sinkhole draining and surging with ocean tides. Spouting Horn blasts spray high during incoming mid-to-high tide, while Thor's Well reveals incredible marine life and rushing currents.

Enter inside the collapsed sea cave during minus/low tide to watch churning waves enter the natural rock arches, or admire the swirling cauldron from the clifftop overlook above.

Take on the steep climb up the massive 228-foot sand dune on the northern headland for panoramic ocean vistas, surfing views, and an exhilarating run back down.

A cozy, walk-in beachfront restaurant in Oceanside celebrated for its dill-infused clam chowder, local rockfish sandwiches, Marionberry lemonade, and giant Marionberry cobbler.

Walk along the wide sandy expanse of Cannon Beach to view the towering 235-foot monolith, vibrant intertidal zones, and nesting seabird colonies.

Clifftop panoramic viewpoint looking south across the sweep of Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock, enveloped by old-growth Sitka spruce rainforest.

Explore the rusted steel skeleton of the four-masted sailing ship that ran aground on Clatsop Spit in 1906, embedded directly in the sand.

Traditional smokehouse in Seaside preparing gourmet smoked wild Chinook salmon, albacore tuna, and jerky smoked using traditional hardwood methods since 1920.

Climb the 164 spiral stairs of this 125-foot column on Coxcomb Hill for a 360-degree panorama of the Columbia River, Astoria-Megler Bridge, and Pacific Coast mountain range.