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Where on the Oregon Coast is the best place to spend 4 days in December? |
Travel Info going there to storm watch, relax, eat, drink, relax some more, im thinking Cannon Beach or Manzanita Travel Tips Cannon Beach is amazing, quaint, beautiful and one of my favorite coastal towns in Oregon. There are many options within walking distance of downtown. Ecola State Park is also nearby. You can find reasonable rates at several hotels. The Ecola Creek Lodge is nice & is a couple of blocks from downtown. They have apartments and small studios... even rabbits that run around near their fish pond/garden area. It's right "in the middle" re: other Cannon Beach hotels. (You have expensive ones and you have ones that are a bit cheaper). The Cannon Beach Hotel is also very nice. It is closer to midtown.(1 mile from downtown). I really like their lobby & room decor. JP's restaurant is awesome. I also like Gower Street Bistro, located within the Cannon Beach Hotel. There are a few bars that stay open later for drinks (Lumberyard, Driftwood, Doogers, Wayfarer, etc). Do your grocery shopping in Seaside vs. in Cannon Beach. Cannon Beach's local grocer is expensive and they often don't have prices on their items. Dooger's Restaurant offers a happy hour from 4:30pm to 6pm every day... and their menu items (hamburgers, fish/chips, calamari, clam chowder) is only $2.50 during that time. That's in their upstairs lounge. Manzanita is also awesome, albeit a much slower pace. It is not far from Cannon Beach and Seaside. So, if you want to "escape from it all" go to Manzanita and then drive up to Cannon Beach and Seaside when you want to shop, see Ecola State Park, etc. To be honest, however, I haven't ever stayed at a Manzanita hotel. Their restaurants seem nice, but have rarely wowed me. If I owned a vacation home I'd seriously consider Manzanita because I like the slower pace. However, for a brief 1 - 2 night vacation I very much like Cannon Beach. For 3 - 4 days I'd have a difficult time deciding between the two. Source(s): I've been to Cannon Beach and Manzanita many times over the past 10 years. www.tripadvisor.com www.cannonbeachlodge.com Other Travel Tips I was going to suggest "Mexico" but it sounds like you're going because you know the weather is stormy that time of year. Actually, it sounds like YOU should be answering questions like this, not asking them... Cannon Beach has a lot of tourist and things to do. I go there alot to have fun. We have a beach cabin in Oceanside Oregon. It is a really nice place to relax. They only have one restraunt, and three hotels. It is close to Tillamook if you want to go shop around. It is very quite and relaxing. Newport is also fun. Casino's and lots of things to do. I have lived in Oregon all my life. Have a beach cabin on Oceanside Oregon Manzanita!! its amazing! grab the max to pioneer courthouse square for prime people - watching. hit a museum or two on the south park blocks , then catch a streetcar down sw 10th ave to the literary buffet of powell's city of books , reading frenzy and countermedia. if its raining , nestle into the dungeon of ringlers annex with ur new treasures and sip a pint of local brew. if the weather fine visit the classical chinese garden , chow down at veganopolis and retire to hung far low for a nightcap. next day , get a postcard view of portland from the washington park international test rose garden ; squeeze in some shopping along nw 23rd or if u're up for it , a hike in forest park and relax with dinner at higgins. the next morning , stroll along tom mccall waterfront park - through saturday market if its a weekend [ and across the steel bridge to the east bank esplanade. take the kids to oregon museum of science and industry. catch bus no 14 to hawthorne bouevard for shopping , snacks , micro brews and patchouli - scented people - watching on the day four. get a jumpstart with stumptown coffe then explore some of the wine tasting rooms just outside the town,for dinner , pair ur newly acquired knowledge of the vine with delicious small plates at navarre. afterwards catch an offbeat film at the clinton street theater or shoot pool and scope out the artwork at the couch strewn nighlight lounge |
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