Oregon Coast road trip on US 101: Astoria to Brookings

The whole Oregon coast on US 101, from the mouth of the Columbia River at Astoria to Brookings near California.

Stops
7
Nights
6
Driving
340 mi
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A sandy cove with small rocky islands and green headlands under a partly cloudy sky.

The route by road

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The stops, in order

  1. Astoria, Oregon

    1 night

    Where the Columbia River meets the Pacific.

  2. 36 min · 26 mi from Astoria

    Cannon Beach, Oregon

    1 night

    Haystack Rock.

  3. 56 min · 41 mi from Cannon Beach

    Tillamook, Oregon

    A stop on the way

    Dairy country and the Three Capes Scenic Route.

  4. 1 h 28 min · 69 mi from Tillamook

    Newport, Oregon

    1 night

    Yaquina Bay and the Oregon Coast Aquarium.

  5. 1 h 01 min · 49 mi from Newport

    Florence, Oregon

    1 night

    Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area starts just south.

  6. 1 h 32 min · 73 mi from Florence

    Bandon, Oregon

    1 night

    Sea stacks on the beach.

  7. 1 h 36 min · 83 mi from Bandon

    Brookings, Oregon

    1 night

    Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor is just north.

Day by day

6 days with the nights above. Drive times are for a car without traffic; a day over six hours is flagged.

  1. Day 1: In Astoria

    No driving

  2. Day 2: Astoria to Cannon Beach

    Night in Cannon Beach

    36 min · 26 mi

  3. Day 3: Cannon Beach to Newport

    Via Tillamook

    Night in Newport

    2 h 24 min · 110 mi

  4. Day 4: Newport to Florence

    Night in Florence

    1 h 01 min · 49 mi

  5. Day 5: Florence to Bandon

    Night in Bandon

    1 h 32 min · 73 mi

  6. Day 6: Bandon to Brookings

    Night in Brookings

    1 h 36 min · 83 mi
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Photo: The Oregon coast seen from Highway 101 near Brookings. “Oregon coast taken from Highway 101 near Brookings, Oregon (3388091714)” by OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. “Mount Rainier behind the flowering meadows of Paradise Park (18 August 2012)” by Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0. “Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013” by Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0. “Eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas” by Amit Patel, CC BY 2.0.