
Manzanita Beach
Seven miles of open, walkable sand stretch from Neahkahnie Mountain to the Nehalem jetty. The beach is broad, uncrowded, and dog-friendly — a place for long morning walks and driftwood fires at dusk.

The North Coast · Kaigan
We sit a minute from the beach, beside Nehalem Bay State Park, and within a short drive of the finest stretch of the Oregon Coast. A good base for exploring — on foot or by car — and an easy place to come home to.

Seven miles of open, walkable sand stretch from Neahkahnie Mountain to the Nehalem jetty. The beach is broad, uncrowded, and dog-friendly — a place for long morning walks and driftwood fires at dusk.

The headland that anchors the view south. A 2.8-mile round-trip from the southern trailhead climbs to ocean overlooks more than 1,600 feet above the surf, with the whole sweep of the coast laid out below.

Right beside us: a sand spit cradling a calm, glassy bay. Kayak or paddleboard the estuary, cycle the flat park loop, or walk the five-mile Nehalem Spit Trail out to where the bay meets the sea.

A rainforest trail descends through old-growth spruce to Short Sand Beach, a protected cove that is among the most beloved surf and tide-pool spots on the Oregon Coast. Cape Falcon's overlook lies a little further on.

The coast's most photographed monolith rises 235 feet from the tideline, ringed by tide pools and nesting puffins in spring. Cannon Beach's galleries and bakeries make an easy afternoon.

A handful of walkable blocks — a good bookshop, an excellent bakery, coffee, wine, and a clutch of unhurried restaurants. Everything in town is within a few minutes' walk of the front gate.
道 · Getting here
Roughly two hours west of Portland, halfway down the Manzanita strand between Cannon Beach and the Nehalem jetty.
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