Seaside (Oregon)

Seaside is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. Seaside is one of the most popular beach resorts on the Oregon Coast, helped largely by easy access from Portland.

Understand
Go to New York, take the Coney Island amusement park (minus the amusement park rides and midway), lift it up, and drop on the Oregon Coast. If you can imagine this, you've got a good idea of the look and feel of Seaside. It has all the trappings of a beach town: cotton candy, salt water taffy, and souvenir shops galore. This is a great place for kids and kids-at-heart.

By car
Seaside is on U.S. Highway 101, which runs along the Pacific Coast from Los Angeles to Olympia, Washington. The best way to get to Seaside from Portland is to take U.S. Highway 26 from downtown Portland and follow it approximately 80 miles to its intersection with U.S. 101 just south of Seaside.

By bus
The Amtrak Thruway bus provides service between Seaside and Portland twice daily in each direction. The bus leaves twice each day from the Portland Greyhound station, and picking up at Portland Union Station and Sunset Transit Center in Beaverton. Busses leave from Portland-Greyhound at 9:15AM and 6:10PM, and depart each day from the Youth Hostel (930 N Holiday Drive) at 9:03AM and 6:35PM. The trip lasts between 2½ and 3 hours. Fares are $18.00 one way with cheaper fares for children (12 and under) and seniors (62 and over). Tickets can be booked through Amtrak online or by calling.

By plane
Portland International Airport, is the nearest airport to Seaside with scheduled service.

By car
In Seaside's compact downtown area, it's easiest to park and walk. There`s usually ample free parking in the Convention Center lot (1st and Columbia), a block from Broadway and the Prom. No overnight parking, and RVs may be restricted during busy months. For a quieter stretch of beach, try the free lot at 12th Ave., at the north end of the Prom.

Eat
The main street Broadway offers a variety of dining choices. Doogers offers a fresh selection of seafood, steaks and chowder in a family atmosphere. McKeown's offers a variety of dishes ranging from gumbo like stews, pastas, steaks and seafood. Their Sunday all-you-can-eat brunch is also popular.

Cope
Public restrooms are available under the Turnaround, at Quatat Park by the Convention Center (493 Oceanway), and at the Seaside Cove area in South Seaside (Sunset Blvd.)



Go next

 * Cannon Beach, 9 miles to the south, has many art galleries and Haystack Rock.
 * Astoria, 17 miles north, has the famous Astoria Column viewpoint overlooking the Columbia River and several museums. It`s also become known as a trendier town on the coast, with several microbreweries and industrial buildings re-purposed as restaurants and hotels.
 * At the far north end of the Oregon Coast,Warrenton has historic World War II fortifications and the wreckage of the Peter Iredale still visible on a beach.