Seaside Points of Interest? Ideas and tips!

[grsteelies]

Hello all, I was hoping that I could get some info on things to do, places to eat, and the such from a fellow ifisher when Im in Seaside at the end of Aug. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks again.

[burnsfactor]

There's dininng up and down the boardwalk. Several pizza places in town. The main strip has an arcade and a lot of shops to visit. You can fish, crab off the north bridges. Ride your bikes. Astoria to the north usually has a farmers market going during the summer on the weekends. Astoria also has the lewis and clark column (forgot the name of it) that you can walk up. Fort stevens is between seaside and astoria. If you go south 15 minutes you can go to Cannon Beach. More shops,haystack rock,dining places. Do you have kids or are you alone? Pat

[grsteelies]

Thanks for the info Pat. No kids, just momma and me. I bet there is more to do than we have time for. What is your favorite restaurant?

[fishbait]

The chineese reataurant right on 101 and the river about 1 mile from the A&W, on right hand side northbound has pretty good food.

Drive on the beach about 8 miles N of town.

Largest Stika Spruce in Nation, 8 miles south on Hwy 26

Visit the Maratime museum in Astoria

Take the westport ferry ( 15 +/- miles) east of Astoria over to Washington and then make a loop. Go north to Willipa Bay on Long beach penisul ane buy some Oysters, 30 sec per, 5 on a plate in Microwave, enjoy.

The little restaurant on the right hand side eastbound from Hammond right after you cross the Skipanon river has great food. Owner cooks, servs, buses, etc, so not a quick place but good food.

Have fun

[grsteelies]

thank you.

[YaHoeeFishOn]

Columbia River Maritime Museum: Displays the region's maritime history and collection of artifacts.
The Astoria Column: Built in 1926, the column provides a spectacular view of the Columbia River and
the ocean from the top of Astoria's highest hill.
Fort Stevens Military Museum: Located at Fort Stevens State Park, visitors experience a bit of
Oregon’s military history.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial: This historical replica of the Lewis and Clark expedition's winter
quarters features demonstrations of the era’s activities.
Haystack Rock Marine Garden: Spectacular tide pools, bird sanctuary, and beaches are located at
Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach.
Highway 26: View the largest Sitka spruce tree in the continental United States at Klootchie Creek Park,
and stop at Camp 18 Logging Museum and Restaurant (located between Seaside and Elsie).
Seaside: Visit the Seaside Museum or Salt Works National Monument, the site where Lewis and Clark
boiled sea water to make salt during the winter of 1805-1806.
Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area: Enjoy year-round wildlife viewing with beautiful mountain and
meadow views at this ODFW facility. Roosevelt elk are most visible from November through April.
Gnat Creek, Big Creek, Klaskanine and Nehalem Hatcheries: Visitors are welcome at these ODFW
fish-rearing facilities. Gnat Creek Hatchery also has an interpretive trail and Nehalem Hatchery has a
disabled access fishing area, popular with coho and winter steelhead anglers.