Scenic route
Oregon Coast Highway
US-101 down the Oregon coast is a moodier, wilder answer to California’s PCH — sea stacks in the fog, tide pools, and a public shoreline the whole way.
Why drive it
Sea stacks, lighthouses, and old-growth coast.
Every beach is open to everyone by law, the seafood shacks are unbeatable, and the drama of Thor’s Well and Heceta Head beats any postcard.
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
01Astoriathe Goonies town where the Columbia meets the PacificOR02Cannon BeachHaystack Rock rising 235 feet off the sandOR03Thor’s Wellthe churning "hole in the ocean" at Cape PerpetuaOR04Sea Lion CavesAmerica’s largest sea cave, full of wild sea lionsOR05Heceta Head Lighthousethe most-photographed lighthouse on the coastOR
Plan the drive
Build your Oregon Coast (101) trip.
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