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Lying inland from the Pacific at the South end of Tillamook Bay, tucked between the Coastal Range Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the town of Tillamook is the gateway to the area that boasts some of the most beautiful beaches on the Oregon Coast. The area features three major bays and seven major rivers that are home to World Class Chinook Salmon fishing. The bays also provide fantastic crabbing and clamming, not to mention access to ocean fishing.

The city of Tillamook is the commercial center of the area, but it is the nearby farmland that has make Tillamook County famous. Ever since the days of the first settlement, dairy farming has been the mainstay of the economy of the area, and is now a major tourist attraction. No wonder that the Tillamook Cheese Factory located just North of Tillamook, is a primary tourist attraction in town. At the factory the visitors can learn about and observe the cheese making process and buy all kinds of cheese made there, including the cheddars, the specialty of the factory.

Cheese tasting is a favorite family activity. The Tillamook Cheese Visitor's Center and the Blue Heron Cheese and Wine Company, located on the same side of U.S.101 as the Tillamook Cheese Factory, offer samples of cheeses and many gourmet foods. Blue Heron is famous for brie, as well as for the wide variety of Oregon wines available in their wine tasting room. There is a petting zoo for the kids, and sandwiches are available at their deli.

Two miles South of Tillamook off U.S. 101, there is a hanger built during World War II, which is claimed to be the largest freestanding wooden building in the world. The blimp hanger is now home to the Tillamook Air Museum, 6030 Hanger Rd., exhibiting over 30 restored vintage planes, including a P-51 Mustang, a B-25 Mitchell, an F4U-7 Corsair and a F14A – Tomcat.

Take a Tillamook Scenic Air Tour, offering great opportunity to observe this section of Oregon Coast and even spot whales from the air.

Surrounded by 364,000 acres of mountains, forests, rivers and streams that make up the Tillamook State Forest, Tillamook County offers plenty of outdoor recreation activities.

From the sandy beaches of Tillamook County to the mountain trails of the Coast Mountain Range, this scenic part of the state offers some spectacular hiking for you and your family to see and enjoy!

Take a hike up to an elevation of 900 feet to enjoy a breathtaking view of Manzanita. The trail is located off Highway 101 just South of Oswald West State Park on the east side of the highway.

Visit the Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, located ten miles West of the city of Tillamook. This area offers many hikes, as well as historical sites such as the scenic Cape Meares Lighthouse, The Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge and the Octopus Tree.

Located about seven miles South of the city of Tillamook are Munson Creek Falls that feature the highest waterfall on the Oregon Coast. Two well-marked trail lead to this 266 foot waterfall. The first is a 1/4 mile path to the base of the falls which ends at a picnic table. The other, a 3/8 mile trail to a higher view point, is more fun, with wooden walkways clinging to the cliff leading to a small viewing platform. Due to rather heavy rainfall here, this narrow gorge is rich in exceedingly lush vegetation.

Situated on Tillamook Bay, Bay Ocean Spit used to be home to a popular beach resort in the early 1900’s. The community features a hotel, natatorium, gas station, railroad and various other entities including residences and a tent city. The entire resort was washed away when a jetty was constructed at the mouth of Tillamook Bay. The spit is now a popular destination for hiking, horseback and bike riding, bird watching, and various other outdoor activities.

Located on Highway 6, about 20 minutes driving time East of Tillamook into the Coast Mountain Range, the Kings Mountain trail, climbing 2400 feet, offers a great view of the Tillamook Forest and the Pacific Ocean, while providing you with a challenging uphill climb. Just pack a lunch and bring your camera.

The Tillamook Area offers exceptional opportunities for kayaking and boating. Whether on a drift boat while fishing one of the many rivers, kayaking any of the sloughs, canoeing on the bays or taking your boat out on the Pacific Ocean, you'll find the Tillamook Area a great place to be on the water.

The Tillamook Area is home to world class fishing! To make your fishing experience even more exciting, The Tillamook Area has many experienced Fishing Charter Services and Fishing Guides. The seven rivers of the Tillamook Area are teeming with Coho Salmon and wild Steelhead Salmon. And you are sure to have the best crabbing and clamming in the entire Pacific Northwest in the Nestucca, Nehalem and Tillamook Bays. But fishing for the delicious Chinook Salmon and Albacore Tuna is just the beginning, as the offshore waters are abundant with Pacific Halibut and many varieties of bottom fish waiting to be caught.

The entire coast along Highway 101 is a real paradise for the birdwatchers. Here you can view the hundreds of thousands of sea birds representing more than a dozen species that return to the Oregon Coast each spring to nest. Bald eagles, glaucous gulls, and great Blue Heron are among the birds that can be commonly seen in the vicinity year round. With exciting bird watching all year round, Tillamook Bay is one of the best spots in the state of Oregon for birding from early August to March.

Avid golfers can have an enjoyable game at one of the two golf courses in the Tillamook area. Alderbrook Golf Course is an 18 hole course located 4 miles North of town on Alderbrook Road. Bay Breeze Golf Course is a 9 hole facility located at the corner of Latimer road and highway 101 North, near the Cheese Factory. Bay Breeze also has a covered driving range and 18 hole putting course.