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160-Cannon Beach, OR

An overnight stay we would love to return to for a longer stay

As we headed up the coast towards Washington we had a little trouble getting reservations for the timeframes we wanted. We ended up staying 10 days in Florence, OR, then 1 night in Buxton, OR and 3 nights in Cannon Beach OR to fill up the time before our reservation in Chimacum, WA.

Cannon Beach is a cute little beach town and we wished we could have had more time there. But the real gem was the L.L. Stub Stewart State Park in Buxton, OR. It’s about 30 miles west of Portland, so not on the coast. But we were amazed at how beautiful the area and the parks campground were!!

The park is fabulous, in a forest of pine trees and rolling hills. The campground had huge sites, full hookups, and lots of trails to explore. We were only there one night so we didn’t get to do much exploring, but I did walk around the campground and one trail (Laddy didn’t go with me because of his heart condition).

It was a true campground instead of an RV Resort and there were lots of people with kids, bikes, skateboards, group campfires etc. Everyone was having a great time!

160-Cannon Beach, OR

Cannon Beach, Oregon and Haystack Rock

We spent just 3 days in the little beach town of Cannon Beach OR.  It’s a cute little town and full of tourists enjoying the beach even though the weather wasn’t good.

I actually joked that I thought our rig had turned into a time machine and had taken us back to February as it was barely 60 and raining the first two days we were there!

There are wonderful beaches here which is a big draw for folks from all over.  But the main attraction is a group of rock formation in the surf and beyond.  The largest rock is called “Haystack Rock” as it resembles an old fashioned haystack.  It’s HUGE!  I think it’s almost as big as Morro Rock down in California.

And the other rocks around it make it very interesting.  Another fairly large rock formation to the north and out past the surf is called “Lighthouse Rock” because there is a lighthouse on it!

The third day we took a little drive up to the next town called “Seaside”.  It’s another funky little beach town, small houses, lots of surfshops and all very cute!

This would be a great place to come back to when we have more time!

Here are some pictures: