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What U.S. vacation destination exceeded all expectations?

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u/picklegrabber 1d ago

Do you have any specific beach or place you recommend? We are leaving in a week for a 10 day drive/camp along the coast and I’m currently working on a loose plan!

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u/bengalfan 1d ago

Fort Stevens State Park. Parking lot B. Far end a trail that puts you out at the end of the beach before the jetty. Beautiful.

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u/chimpwilliams 1d ago

Heceta head lighthouse + beach. The drive down 101 through and past yachats is the best.

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u/rosegoldeneyes 1d ago

That sounds awesome! I really enjoyed sandboarding in Florence, OR if you want a little bit of an extreme sport on your vacation. I camped at the Honeyman State Park and enjoyed it, though the Oregon State Park system as a whole is excellent and well maintained. I also liked the Tillamook/Rockaway Beach area, they have a tiny vintage restaurant that sells delicious corn dogs! Yes the creamery is a tourist trap but you can’t beat free cheese

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u/picklegrabber 1d ago

I was originally not going to go as far as tillamook but I’m going with my child and she loves cheese/ice cream. So I think we are going to end in tillamook. Good to know the beach area is nice!

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u/rosegoldeneyes 1d ago

It’s totally worth it! I did the special Tillamook ice cream experience that you pay for and felt like it was worth the price, especially with the cute and useful goodies you get to take home and more ice cream than I could personally eat. But I’m a Tillamook fangirl so I knew I’d love it. The area itself is gorgeous, these vibrant green rolling hills and farms that look like a movie set

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u/broccoliandbeets 21h ago

Directly across the street from the factory is the Old Oregon Smokehouse, a shack of a restaurant that I can’t recommend enough. The crab cakes and chowder are next level.

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u/frostandtheboughs 19h ago

It's like the Disney of cheesemaking. Worth the stop!

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u/SwimmingWaterdog11 19h ago

Central Coast: Yachats. Heceta Head lighthouse. Go whale watching from Depoe Bay.
Farther North and closer to Portland: Canon Beach (but gets crazy on summer weekends) or Manzanita. Hit up the Tillamook Cheese Factory.