Road Trip · 5–7 days · ~360 miles
Oregon Coast
Astoria → Cannon Beach → Newport → Bandon
360 miles of cliffs, lighthouses, and sea stacks.
About This Route
The entire Oregon Coast — all 360 miles — is technically a state park. No billboards, no commercial beach strips, no high-rise development. Just Highway 101, lighthouses, sea stacks, lighthouse state parks, and some of the best small beach towns on the West Coast.
Cannon Beach and its famous Haystack Rock anchor the northern coast. Newport and the central coast beach towns handle the middle. Bandon and the southern Oregon coast (Gold Beach, Brookings) give you the quietest, most cliff-lined section. Three to seven days all work — just plan for weather and pack a rain shell even in August.
— Our Travel Editor
The Route
5 stops · book hotels at member rates in each city.
Astoria
Historic river-mouth town — where the Columbia meets the Pacific. The Goonies fans will recognize it.
Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock, walkable village, and one of the most photographed beaches in America.
Newport
Central coast anchor. Lighthouses, the Oregon Coast Aquarium, fresh Dungeness crab on the bayfront.
Florence / Dunes
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area — drive up the coast, then walk onto sand that looks like the Sahara.
Bandon
Sea stacks at sunset and one of the most dramatic beach walks in the state.
Hotels to Build Your Route
A curated list of member-rate hotels along every stop on this drive.
How to build your road trip
Book each hotel below through its link to lock in member rates for every night of your trip. One click per stop — no coupon codes, no timing games. Complete your bookings in the order you'll drive the route.
A modern waterfront boutique on Astoria's Columbia River — the perfect kickoff for heading south down Highway 101.
Steps from Haystack Rock with oceanfront rooms, beach bonfires, and one of the best locations on the Oregon Coast.
Waterfront suites on Yaquina Bay with working-marina views — close to the aquarium and Newport's historic bayfront.
Perched above Old Town Bandon with big ocean-and-river views — an easy walk down to the famous sea-stack beaches.
Directly on the sand at the southern end of the Oregon Coast — the quiet, sunnier alternative to Cannon Beach and Newport.
Travel Editor Tip
July and August are peak — shoulder seasons (June, September) have nearly the same weather with much better hotel rates.
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Road trip plan courtesy of Hotel Room Discounters
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