Destination of the Month
new, notable or just plain cool travel destinations and/or off-the-beaten-path locations
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Every U.S. coastal region has such a place, the shoreline village that appears to get beach living perfectly right. The rugged Northwest may not match Santa Barbara or Bar Harbor for bayside bliss, but Oregon’s Cannon Beach manages its reputation as our go-to beach community rather nicely.
March entices us with a little lion, in the form of tardy winter storms (and stormwatching!), plus a bit of lamb, as in perfect, sun-soaked days spent beach strolling and combing. Don’t dismiss potential buried treasure either, the village was named for the cannon that washed ashore from the shipwrecked Navy schooner, USS Shark, in 1846. Speaking of history, it’s always cool when the first European to visit your neck of the shore is named William Clark, as in Lewis and Clark.
After your night at the beachside Ocean Lodge, fuel up at the Lazy Susan Café for breakfast, then saunter over to Ecola State Park or Tolovana Beach State Park, where you can explore the majestic Sitka spruce canopy or spend some time tide pooling, all within view of Haystack Rock. Cannon Beach also boasts the finest boutiques and galleries north of Bandon, as well as some great local joints such as Sweet Basil’s Cafe for lunch or Newmans at 988 for dinner. To live in the Pacific Northwest is to love our beaches, with their winds, rains and inhospitable ocean. Cannon Beach reminds us that, when we toss on a layer or two, we really do have the best environment in America. —Crai S. Bower
Visit your local AAA office for an Oregon & Washington map and TourBook, luggage and more!
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