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ACCOMMODATIONS
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Campgrounds
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RV Parks
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ACTIVITIES
Festivals and Events
Outdoor Recreation
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Bakeries
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Fast Food
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Restaurants and Cafes
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Nearby Cities and Towns
Arch Cape
Astoria
Cannon Beach
Gearhart
Manzanita
Nehalem
Warrenton
Wheeler
Oregon Coast Cities and Towns
Arch Cape
Astoria
Bandon
Bay City
Brookings
Cannon Beach
Charleston
Coos Bay
Depoe Bay
Dunes City
Florence
Garibaldi
Gearhart
Gleneden Beach
Gold Beach
Lincoln Beach
Lincoln City
Manzanita
Nehalem
Newport
Neskowin
Newport
North Bend
Otter Rock
Pacific City
Port Orford
Reedsport
Rockaway Beach
Seal Rock
Seaside
Tillamook
Toledo
Waldport
Warrenton
Winchester Bay
Yachats
Oregon Travel Regions and Maps:
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Central
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Columbia River
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Northeast
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Coast
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Portland Area
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Southern
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Willamette
Seaside, located within a two-hour drive from Oregon's largest metropolitan center, has a long history as a vacation destination. Even in its first days as a retreat for rich and well-to-do Portland residents during the 1800s, Seaside was known for its quaint coastal beauty and mild seaside weather. Extravagant hotels dotted the landscape, offering the very best in accommodations and amenities.
Today's Seaside may seem like a world away from its first rural beginnings, but it still boasts the same advantages for vacationing travelers. From a scenic boardwalk promenade and sunset beach walks, to a tempting array of dining choices, Seaside offers many of the attractions of an old time American beach resort. Art galleries, museums, shopping malls and an aquarium are just a few of the many attractions the city has to offer.
History buffs will be at home in northwest Oregon. South of Seaside, perched on top a basalt island 1.2 miles off of Tillamook Head, is Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, a landmark to Northwest maritime history. Built in 1881, the lighthouse served as a beacon for ships until it was decommissioned in 1958. Now a columbarium, the cemetery's profits are used to support the National Historic Monument. The island is protected as a National Wildlife Refuge.
On shore, the hiking trails of Tillamook Head trace the path of Lewis and Clark's historic journey and afford a scenic view that in Clark's words was "the grandest and most pleasing prospect my eyes ever surveyed".
Explore Seaside in more detail by clicking through the pages listed below and the links they provide to more detailed descriptions and presentations:
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Coastal Oregon, 3rd Edition by W. C. McRae and Judy Jewell. Oregon residents W. C. McRae and Judy
Jewell give their perspective on coastal Oregon, from the best places to grab a
seaside snack to hiking the Coastal Trail. Packed with information on dining,
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Seaside: 1920-1950 OR (Images of America) by Susan L. Glen. Details
the history of Seaside including how the city grew along with the people
and the businesses that helped Seaside flourish to the popular vacation destination it is now.
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Seaside
Oregon Sunsets: Photography by Seaside Mermaid. Beautiful photographs of
sunsets on the North Oregon Coast taken by the Seaside Mermaid who is also known as Debz.
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Insiders'
Guide to the Oregon Coast, 4th by Lizann Dunegan. This guide offers
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Oregon:
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Lighthouses
of the Pacific Coast: Your Guide to the Lighthouses of California,
Oregon, and Washington (A Pictorial Discovery Guide) by Randy
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