Tracy's Guidebook
Food scene
This 50’s style diner is locally-owned and serves great diner food in a fit atmosphere. The owners give back to the community including providing free birthday parties for underprivileged kids.
13 locals recommend
Dutch Mill
206 Main AveThis 50’s style diner is locally-owned and serves great diner food in a fit atmosphere. The owners give back to the community including providing free birthday parties for underprivileged kids.
Don’t miss the Tillamook Creamery and cheese factory while you are in town. You can get some great food, check out a tour, or just visit the gift shop and pick up some hard to find specialties.
172 locals recommend
Tillamook Creamery
4165 N Hwy 101Don’t miss the Tillamook Creamery and cheese factory while you are in town. You can get some great food, check out a tour, or just visit the gift shop and pick up some hard to find specialties.
This place has a lot going on for any type of traveler. The gift shop features tons of local brands, there’s cheese tasting, wine tasting, a deli counter, petting zoo and you might even see a peacock strutting with his feathers out!
57 locals recommend
Blue Heron Cheese & Wine Company
2001 Blue Heron RdThis place has a lot going on for any type of traveler. The gift shop features tons of local brands, there’s cheese tasting, wine tasting, a deli counter, petting zoo and you might even see a peacock strutting with his feathers out!
Great pub fare including your choice of all-natural beef or vegan patties (no upcharge). And a wide variety of craft beers on tap. You might just be surprised by bingo on a Monday too!
33 locals recommend
Pelican Brewing – Tillamook
1708 1st StGreat pub fare including your choice of all-natural beef or vegan patties (no upcharge). And a wide variety of craft beers on tap. You might just be surprised by bingo on a Monday too!
Try the clam chowder with some fish and chips. This small smokehouse serves up the goods!
6 locals recommend
Old Oregon Smokehouse - Tillamook
3800 Oregon Coast HwyTry the clam chowder with some fish and chips. This small smokehouse serves up the goods!
Fern Restaurant & Lounge
1000 N Main AveTillamook Country Smoker makes delicious variety of jerky. You can find the outlet a short drive north of Tillamook on Hwy 101. Our favorite is the pound bag of jerky ends for $10!
9 locals recommend
Tillamook Country Smoker
8335 N Hwy 101Tillamook Country Smoker makes delicious variety of jerky. You can find the outlet a short drive north of Tillamook on Hwy 101. Our favorite is the pound bag of jerky ends for $10!
You can’t miss the homemade tartar sauce that tops off your fish just perfectly. While you’re there, order some freshly made doughnuts topped with powdered sugar, Nutella or raspberry jam!
20 locals recommend
Riverside Fish & Chips
35915 N Hwy 101You can’t miss the homemade tartar sauce that tops off your fish just perfectly. While you’re there, order some freshly made doughnuts topped with powdered sugar, Nutella or raspberry jam!
Werner Beef & Brew
2807 3rd StThis place is right on Netarts Bay. It serves locally sourced food and wood oven pizza. There’s a large outdoor space with heaters and a view of the bay, a restaurant and lounge. On Tuesdays they have 1/2 off wine!
62 locals recommend
The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge
2065 NW Boat Basin RdThis place is right on Netarts Bay. It serves locally sourced food and wood oven pizza. There’s a large outdoor space with heaters and a view of the bay, a restaurant and lounge. On Tuesdays they have 1/2 off wine!
Bunker Grille
Downies Cafe
9320 5th StGreat food! We love the cinnamon roll to share.
Sightseeing
Tillamook Air Museum
6030 Hangar RdTillamook County Pioneer Museum
2106 2nd StWalk along this interpretive trail along the Hoquarton Slough and admire the natural landscape.
Hoquarton Interpretive Trail
1 Oregon Coast HighwayWalk along this interpretive trail along the Hoquarton Slough and admire the natural landscape.
Only 15 minutes from The Modern Vintage, this beach offers a long beach line to walk or run, kids can play in the surf and there’s plenty of space to picnic and enjoy the sun and breeze.
Cape Meares Beach
Meares Avenue NorthwestOnly 15 minutes from The Modern Vintage, this beach offers a long beach line to walk or run, kids can play in the surf and there’s plenty of space to picnic and enjoy the sun and breeze.
Take the gravel road to the parking lot and enjoy hiking along the dike. There are even remnants of an abandoned tourist town that you can find!
14 locals recommend
Bayocean Peninsula County Park
North Hwy 131Take the gravel road to the parking lot and enjoy hiking along the dike. There are even remnants of an abandoned tourist town that you can find!
These historic trains operated by a nonprofit run regularly scheduled rides for guests between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach. The train goes from the Tillamook Air Museum through Garibaldi, Rockaway Beach, and Wheeler Oregon. The tracks then head East into the coastal mountains along the gorgeous Nehalem and Salmonberry River canyons.
42 locals recommend
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
402 American AveThese historic trains operated by a nonprofit run regularly scheduled rides for guests between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach. The train goes from the Tillamook Air Museum through Garibaldi, Rockaway Beach, and Wheeler Oregon. The tracks then head East into the coastal mountains along the gorgeous Nehalem and Salmonberry River canyons.
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City advice
Getting around
Bus service in and to Tillamook
Did you know Tillamook has a bus? You can get to Tillamook from Seaside, Astoria, Lincoln City, Portland or Grand Ronde. And the Town Loop, with access to the Tillamook Cheese Factory, Air Museum and Pioneer Museum stops just 5 blocks from The Modern Vintage! https://www.nworegontransit.org/routes/
Don't miss
Tillamook Quilt Trail
Look for the painted quilt squares on the sides of buildings in town. Tillamook was the first town on the West coast to create a quilt trail. Find out more at http://www.tillamookquilttrail.org
Don't miss
Where People Walked and Why
TBCC Community Education Class exploring where the indigenous people inhabiting this area may have walked after leaving their canoes. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) openly available some of the likely trails can be determined. The presence of certain plants important to life can help verify if indeed it was historically used.
This class costs $30 and is taking place on 6/28/22, 7/5/22, and 7/12/22.
https://tillamookchamber.org/event/where-people-walked-and-why/all/
Don't miss
Sip + Shop
Every second Friday of the month: Join downtown merchants for a special evening event “Sip and Shop”! Each of the businesses participating will be sharing tastes of their favorite adult beverages and hosting a variety of sales and special offers. There is no cost or registration associated with the event – just an invitation to come downtown, relax and be social!
https://tillamookchamber.org/event/sip-shop/all/
Don't miss
Artist / Music Showcase
Local and visiting musicans perform a free concert at the Tillamook Fairview Grange, featuring Eric Sappington and other musicans and artists monthly. Relax and take in music in one of the best local performance halls.
Monthly events. Check out the calendar here: https://tillamookchamber.org/event/artist-music-showcase/all/