
- Part 1 of Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway – Astoria, Oregon
- Part 2 of Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway
- Central Oregon Coast Road Trip: Oceanside Boondocking
- Southern Oregon Coast Road Trip: Oceanside Boondocking
Leaving Astoria, Oregon
Due to rain in the morning, I got a late start leaving Astoria, Oregon – which was Part 1 of this quest drive on the Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway. Since I would be filming the coastline, I wanted more sunshine, preferably, to take pictures and document my travels, which is why I waited. So I didn't leave Astoria until about 5:00 pm to start the drive south. I stopped off at the Fort Stevens State Park to empty all the tanks and fill up on fresh water then continued down Highway 101 with the first stop being Seaside, Oregon.Seaside, Oregon
Seaside is right off the Oregon Pacific Coast Highway and just minutes from the beach. It's a fairly populated area with quite a few touristy things like bike rentals, four-wheel cart rentals, the boardwalk along the beach dotted with shops, restaurants, and condos.


Cannon Beach, Oregon
Next stop is Cannon Beach to visit the infamous haystack rocks which were also made famous in the Goonies movie. For those who gave me so much crap about not watching the Goonies before actually filming Astoria – I finally watched it. I can check that off my bucket list now. Haha… After Google Maps sent me down a very narrow residential street that did put me right in front of the main haystack rock, I had to turn around and find the beach to access the haystack rock. There wasn't an access point on that street, but I tell you those people who owned homes right there must have paid a fortune for their houses with that view. It's pretty fantastic. There's RV parking in town as well, and then you can walk over to the beach. I didn't want to take an RV spot since I can fit my Hymer Aktiv into standard parking spaces, so I circled around onto another street and found a great place fairly close the entrance of the beach. The sun was starting to get lower in the sky which made for an incredibly beautiful view of the beach, the ocean, and the haystack rocks.


Arcadia Beach
I met up with friends from the Xscapers Convergence who just happened to be on the Oregon Pacific Coast Highway as well. Heather, Nick, and their sweet dog Miles live in a converted school bus, affectionately called Vicaribus that they custom-built on the inside. I might have a van tour with them soon. Hint hint.








Finding a Place to Overnight
The sun was setting fast, and the marine layer started to roll in pretty quickly so I figured I should start looking for an overlook to spend the night. That was my initial plan, to find an overlook that didn't have a sign stating “no overnight camping.” All through the Manzanita area of the Oregon Coast, there were these overlooks I could have stayed, but I got cold feet because I thought highway patrol would show up and knock on my door. I could have had this view, but no, I chickened out and kept moving.


Pacific City, Oregon – End of the Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway
After staying several days in Tillamook, Oregon – I headed towards the last stop on the Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway, before continuing to the Central Oregon Pacific Coast Highway quest trail. Pacific City is a vibrant little beach town, and let me tell you, the sand was not very compact in many of the areas that they allowed you to drive onto to in order to access the beach. I saw multiple vehicles that were stuck in the sand and airing down their tires to get out, revving their engines to get through that thick layer of sand without stopping so they wouldn't get stuck again, and park rangers digging out sand from around car tires. Lily and I just walked down the path instead. I didn't even want to deal with that mess and take the chance of getting stuck again. We saw more haystacks and a huge dune – more prominent than I've ever seen on the coast – right there on the beach.




- Part 1 of Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway – Astoria, Oregon
- Part 2 of Northern Oregon Pacific Coast Highway
- Central Oregon Coast Road Trip: Oceanside Boondocking
- Southern Oregon Coast Road Trip: Oceanside Boondocking

Road Trip Report & Map

Overnights & Places Visited
Overnights/Cost:- Blue Herron Cheese Company – Tillamook, Oregon / $0
- Seaside, Oregon / $0
- Cannon Beach, Oregon / $0
- Tillamook, Oregon / $0
- Pacific City, Oregon/ $0
- You can drive this route in any RV without any problems until you get onto some of the coastal residential roads where streets narrow and there are no turnarounds.
Park Pass: N/A
Hi Amber and Lilly I've truly enjoyed your Oregon video s Thank you so much for showing us God's wonderful creation. Keep up the good work!
Sherry – You're so welcome!
We usually spend Thanksgiving at Cannon Beach every year (or occasionally Port Townsend) but now that we have a van we'll be doing a week from Cape Disappointment and south. Your write ups are wonderful and the most informative!
Susan, Dave and Tala
Long time You-Tube watchers of Story Chasing since Season 1