1 week Oregon coast itinerary

Ideas for the two days in no particular order

• Haystack Rock tide pools at low tide
• Look for tufted puffins on Haystack Rock, which nest there into July
• Ecola State Park for the Ecola Point view and Indian Beach
• Hug Point at low tide for the waterfall and sea caves
• Short Sand Beach at Oswald West State Park, a half-mile forest walk
• Cape Falcon trail if you want a longer hike
• Neahkahnie Mountain viewpoint and lunch in Manzanita
• Seaside promenade, 9 miles north
• Sunset on the beach
• Fog or rain fallback: galleries and coffee along Hemlock Street

TASK LIST

• Book 2 nights in Cannon Beach

• Look up low-tide times for July 10 to 12

• Check Ecola State Park status the week before

• Decide on the Astoria detour the morning you leave

Ideas for Road Trip

• Tillamook Creamery for the self-guided tour and ice cream
• Three Capes Scenic Loop: Cape Meares lighthouse, Oceanside, Cape Lookout
• Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, with the big dune to climb
• Lincoln City beach walk
• Depoe Bay sea wall and the Whale Watching Center
• Cape Foulweather and Devils Punchbowl on the Otter Crest Loop

Ideas for NewPort

• Yaquina Head for Oregon's tallest lighthouse and the Cobble Beach tide pools
• Whale-watch boat from Depoe Bay or Newport
• Oregon Coast Aquarium
• Hatfield Marine Science Center visitor center
• Historic Bayfront for seafood and the working fishing docks
• Nye Beach for coffee, bookshops and a long beach walk
• Yaquina Bay Lighthouse and the view of the bridge
• Seal Rock tide pools, 10 miles south

TASK LIST

• Book 2 nights in Newport

• Pick the whale-watch morning once you see the marine forecast

• Look up low-tide times for July 12 to 14

• Bring $7 for Yaquina Head, or a federal pass if you already own one

On the road from Newport, north to south

• Yachats for coffee and the 804 Trail along the rocks
• Cape Perpetua for Thor's Well, Spouting Horn and the summit overlook
• Heceta Head Lighthouse, a half-mile walk up from the beach
• Sea Lion Caves
• Florence Old Town for lunch on the river
• Oregon Dunes, on foot at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area or by dune buggy tour
• Umpqua River Lighthouse near Winchester Bay

Ideas for 2 days in no particular order

• Face Rock viewpoint and a low-tide walk among the sea stacks
• Bandon Old Town boardwalk, with fish and chips on the dock
• Coquille River Lighthouse at Bullards Beach State Park
• Shore Acres, Sunset Bay and Cape Arago, 45 minutes north near Coos Bay
• Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in Oregon, and Port Orford
• Full-day option: Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, about 1 hour 45 minutes south
• Sunset from Beach Loop Drive
• Do nothing day: beach, book, repeat

TASK LIST

• Book 2 nights in Bandon

• Look up high-tide time for Cape Perpetua on July 14

• Look up low-tide times in Bandon for July 14 to 16

• Fill the tank in Bandon before the drive home