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Y Fort Stevens State Park 5 Three Capes
Off Hwy 101. Tel (503) 861-1671. Scenic Route
Open dawn–dusk daily. Closed
Dec 25. & = ∑ visitftstevens.com Road map 1 A3. Oregon State Parks
Association: Tel (800) 551-6949.
∑ oregonstateparks.org
3 Cannon Beach
Along this 35-mile (56-km)
Road map 1 A3. * 1,600. n 2nd &
Spruce Sts, (503) 436-2623. loop that follows the marshy
∑ cannonbeach.org shores of Tillamook Bay,
roadside markers recount
Despite its status as Oregon’s the fate of Bayocean, a resort
favorite beach town, Cannon that thrived in the early 20th
Beach retains a great deal of Packaging cheese at the Tillamook County century but was washed away
quiet charm. The surrounding Creamery Association in winter storms. For most of
forests grow almost up to the drive, though, nature is
Hemlock Street, where buildings sample its output of 78 million the main attraction.
clad with weathered cedar lb (35 million kg) of cheese per The rocks below Cape Meares
shingles house art galleries. year, including smoked cheddar State Scenic Viewpoint and
Haystack Rock, one of the and pepper jack. Cape Meares Lighthouse are
tallest coastal monoliths in During World War II, Tillamook home to one of the largest
the world, towers 235 ft (72 m) was the base for giant blimps colonies of nesting seabirds in
above a long beach and tidal that patrolled the coast for North America. In Cape Lookout
pools teeming with life. Japanese submarines. One of State Park, trails pass through
Ecola State Park, at the beach’s the hangars – at 1,100 ft (335 m) old-growth forests to clifftop
north end, carpets Tillamook long and 15 stories tall the viewpoints – good places to
Head, an 1,100-ft (335-m) basalt largest wood structure in the spot migrating gray whales –
headland, with forests accessible world – houses the Tillamook and to a sand spit between the
via Tillamook Head Trail. View- Air Museum, which boasts a ocean and Netarts Bay. This is
points look across raging surf fine collection of flying boats, also a popular camping area,
to Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, early helicopters, and some 30 with campsites, cabins, and
built in 1880 and soon known as other restored vintage aircraft. yurts. In the Cape Kiwanda
“Terrible Tillie,” as waves, logs, and Natural Area, waves crash into
rocks continually washed through Tillamook County massive sandstone cliffs and
the structure. Decommissioned Creamery Association offshore rock formations. The
in 1957, the lighthouse is now 4175 Hwy 101 N. Tel (503) 815-1300. beach along the cape draws
a private mor tuary. Tillamook Open mid-Jun–Labor Day: 8am–8pm surfers as well as fishermen.
Rock, a wildlife refuge closed to daily; Labor Day–mid-Jun: 8am–6pm Pacific City, at the route’s south
the public, is home to nesting daily. Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. end, is home to a fleet of fishing
murres and cormorants. = ∑ tillamook.com dories that daringly ply the surf
E Tillamook Air Museum on their way out to sea.
Y Ecola State Park 6030 Hangar Rd. Tel (503) 842-1130. The Oregon State Parks
2 miles (3 km) north of Cannon Beach, Open 9am–5pm daily. Closed Association provides detailed
off Hwy 101. Tel (503) 436-2844. Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7 - = information about the sights
Open dawn–dusk daily. & ∑ tillamookair.com along this stunning route.
4 Tillamook
Road map 1 A3. * 4,600.
n 3705 Hwy 101 N, (503) 842-7525.
∑ gotillamook.com
Tillamook sits about 10 miles
(16 km) inland from the sea in
rich bottomland fed by five
rivers that empty into Tillamook
Bay. Green pastures, nurtured by
more than 70 inches (178 cm) of
rain a year, sustain 40,000 cows
that supply milk for the historic
Tillamook County Creamery
Association, commonly known
as “The Cheese Factory”. Here,
visitors can view the facilities and Impressive sandstone cliffs at Cape Kiwanda Natural Area, along the Three Cape Scenic Route

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