Oregon Coast Day Trip: Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock
Recommended by 91% of travelers
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Portland, USA
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Get out of the big city and explore the stunning beaches and beautiful towns along Oregon’s northern coast on this full-day, small-group tour from Portland. Visit the charming towns of Manzanita and Cannon Beach—home of the famous Haystack Rock—browse antique shops and art galleries, and stop at several beaches to maximize your time at the Oregon Coast.
- Discover Oregon's coast without the hassle of driving
- Enjoy the relaxed pace and laidback atmosphere of a small-group tour
- Learn about the region's history and culture from your guide
- Round-trip hotel transport from downtown Portland included
What's Included
- Knowledgeable and Experienced Local Guide
- Pick-up & Drop-off At Downtown Portland, Oregon Hotels
- Transport by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- LunchYou will have 1 hour in downtown Cannon Beach for lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
IMPORTANT PICK-UP INFORMATION: Tour pick-ups start up to 45 minutes prior to the tour start time. The pick-up time you will be given depends on the location of the hotel you are staying at. When you book the tour, America's Hub World Tours will email you a ticket with your 15-minute pick-up window. At the beginning of the 15-minute pick-up window please stand at the hotel lobby doors and look for a Sprinter van. Your Tour Guide will arrive within the 15-minute pick-up window listed.
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
Your full-day tour of Oregon’s northern coast starts with morning hotel pickup in downtown Portland. Be sure to grab your coffee and breakfast for the ride to Neahkahnie Point, an amazing spot to look for whales and where you can see miles of Oregon's coastline. Disembark in Manzanita where you can spend time on the beach or explore the quaint boutiques in their downtown.
Next, head to Short Sand Beach where you embark on a short walk through old-growth forest before arriving at a beautifully secluded sandy beach.
Then head into Cannon Beach for some antiquing and lunch (own expense) before continuing to Haystack Rock. Walk out to Haystack’s base (if the tide is out), explore tide pools and glimpse scurrying sea creatures.
Then enjoy some free time to walk along the beach, warm up with locally-roasted coffee, and peruse the town’s eclectic shops and art galleries. Your return trip stops at Camp 18, a historical logging museum that provides a window into Oregon’s timber industry. Arrive back at your Portland hotel in the evening.
Next, head to Short Sand Beach where you embark on a short walk through old-growth forest before arriving at a beautifully secluded sandy beach.
Then head into Cannon Beach for some antiquing and lunch (own expense) before continuing to Haystack Rock. Walk out to Haystack’s base (if the tide is out), explore tide pools and glimpse scurrying sea creatures.
Then enjoy some free time to walk along the beach, warm up with locally-roasted coffee, and peruse the town’s eclectic shops and art galleries. Your return trip stops at Camp 18, a historical logging museum that provides a window into Oregon’s timber industry. Arrive back at your Portland hotel in the evening.
1
Short Sands Beach
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Ecola State Park
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Cannon Beach
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Haystack Rock
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Manzanita Beach
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse (Pass By)
Oswald West State Park (Pass By)
Hug Point State Park (Pass By)
6
Neahkahnie Mountain
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Camp 18 Logging Museum
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Child aged 3-6 will need a car seat for this tour. Please bring a car seat as the local operator will not be able to accommodate child without car seat
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements (minimum of four people). In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- This tour does operate in rainy weather.
- America’s Hub World Tour’s works in collaboration with Oregon Tour Experts. All pickups are made via Oregon Tour Expert’s transportation and tour guiding company.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 459 reviews
Jennifer_B, Apr 2026
This was an amazing day out to the coast from Portland. We had a great tour guide and all our stops were just perfect. We loved the town at Cannon Beach and took our guide’s recommendations for lunch and treats. We were so glad we did!!! Highly recommend this tour.
Don_A, Oct 2025
There is something for everybody, Rob was a fountain of knowledge and we had a blast. Stops were not overly long, but adequate. The inside info he provided us was worth the price of admission, between parking, where to go, etc. Highly recommend this experience!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for your uplifting rating!
Kathleen_G, Aug 2025
Great tour with driver Rob. We saw a lot and Rob was full of interesting information. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
We are grateful for your positive review; thank you!
Roberta_K, Jul 2025
Rob was a great tour guide. Provided tourist with the history of the area. Gave enough time at the stops and tailored the tour towards passenger’s interests. It’s a long day, but walked away with some knowledge of the coast area. I would recommend this tour if this is your first time in the area.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Your feedback is greatly valued; thank you!
Bala_s, Jul 2025
This was a terrific trip to the Cannon beach from Portland and the Haystack rock, a long over due item on my bucket list was finally checked off. Tourist guide Rob of Americashubworldtours was awesome with a wealth of knowledge of the pacific north west. He kept us all engaged all through. When the weather was not very helpful being cold and with low visibility to spend too much time outdoors on the beach, he made detour to include a visit to the Tillamook dairy and cheese factory to see up close and personal how cheese and ice cream are made. Don’t miss tasting the many ice cream choices they have. They are yummy.
Both are a must see as well as a visit to camp 18, the first stop after an hour drive from Portland, for its sheer beauty and the very many outdoor giant industrial machinery artifacts they have which makes a perfect back drop for some cool pictures, not to mention the 18 million year old 235 feet tall monolithic haystack rock on cannon beach too.
Do yourself a favor and do this trip only with this tour operator, americas hub world travels (#ahwts). I rate them very highly for their professionalism.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
We’re so pleased to hear that you had a great time on your tour. We hope to see you again soon!
Sheila_M, Jul 2025
It was wonderful wished we had more time at each stop and also the van was way too crowded. Hard to get in and.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
We do offer private options for all of our tours and it sound like that might be a better option for you, then you would have the whole van to yourself and could stay longer at some stops. There were a total of 10 people on your tour and it is clearly stated when you book the tour that there could be up to 12 people in the Sprinter van.
Dawn_B, Jun 2025
Beautiful views of coast. Lots of stops -of course always wish more time to explore. Very knowledgeable guide.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for the positive feedback, it means a lot!
lawandorder815, Jun 2025
Was a pleasant ride. Phoebe was a great guide and provided a refreshing perspective throughout the day.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
We truly appreciate your positive feedback; it means a great deal to us!
Judy_G, Jun 2025
John did a great job telling us about the history, geology, and ecology of the Oregon coast. He is very knowledgeable about the plants and trees and pointed out interesting sites. The scenery is amazing! The long day was well broken up with stops and hikes.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
We appreciate your kind rating; thank you!
John_K, Jun 2025
It was a great tour . Gunner was friendly, knowledgeable and just fun to travel with. The van was comfortable and we saw what we wanted to see. Stunning views and enough time to enjoy. We would of liked to have some time in Cannon Beach to shop but other than that it was great.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
We are grateful for your positive review; thank you!
Janelle_B, May 2025
This was a great tour. Knowledgeable guide, beautiful views, a hike in the old-growth woods, and a couple of chances to walk along the beach.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Your rating made our day, thank you!
Amy_F, May 2025
We really enjoyed the tour. Phil was a great guide. He was very knowledgable and very entertaining. Highly recommend this tour!!
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Appreciate your kind rating, thank you!
Barbara_S, Apr 2025
Phil was our tour guide and he was wonderful. He brought his love of his state of Oregon to life. His pride came through with his talk on how the state plants a tree for every one cut down and he took us to places we would not have known about on our own.
Response from Host, May 2025
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
jackie_d, Apr 2025
It was raining and the wind was blowing hard. Gunnar was amazing
I would highly recommend this booking
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your rating!
Kelly_D, Oct 2024
This was an amazing tour!!!! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed it! We saw so many breathtaking sights in one day. I can’t think of a better way to see the coast!
Response from Host, Oct 2024
We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour to the coast with us! October is the best month to visit the coast, so you made a good choice!
Gary_C, Sep 2024
We had a great day touring the beaches of Oregon! Our tour guide Phoebe was awesome and very knowledgeable! So nice to be driven and be given the history of the area and the nature without having to navigate it ourselves!
Response from Host, Oct 2024
We're grateful for your positive review, thank you!
Ashley_H, Sep 2024
Absolutely amazing. First time to the Pacific Northwest and our host pheobe was phenomenal. Knowledgeable, friendly and made our day amazing seeing the best sites.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Glad to hear you were satisfied, thank you!
Francis_P, Aug 2024
We had a very enjoyable day hitting the main sites on the coast. Phoebe picked us up at our hotel. She was professional and friendly. She shared many stories of the history of the area as well as driving us to some of the most splendid views on the west coast.
Linda_K, Aug 2024
Most memorable — walking on the beaches, clam chowder lunch, driving the backroads of the coastal range, hanging out with friends, tour guide commentary (when we were able to hear it). Would help if tour guide used microphone.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
We're grateful for your positive review, thank you! I have spoken with all of our guides about the importance of using the microphones we supply them with. I will reiterate this to them today.
BrittanyM_G, Aug 2024
This was my second time taking this tour. The first tour was clearly great! This second tour was subpar. I never received any direct communication (only an auto-reply the same day of purchase about a month prior to) from the tour guide about when he'd be arriving for pick up or that he had arrived (like I received on the first tour). I wasn't told to be standing outside and waiting or anything. His non-verbals suggested that he was annoyed for having to wait 5 minutes for me to come downstairs during the pickup window, but he was very pleasant verbally.
Each tour guide chooses where to stop and what you get to see. Many of the stops were nice, while others were not. The stops that were nice were cut extremely short. The longest stop we had was 19 minutes at Haystack Rock. He chose to take us on a 15-20 minute hike, each way, which was not listed in the tour description at all. Luckily, my mother brought her hiking sticks. Had she not, she would not have been able to make the short (moderately-hilled) hike because we weren't informed to prepare for a hike. Once we got to the destination "Short Sand Beach" we were only given 6-10 minutes to view this extremely short and unimpressive beach. I'm sure the group would have preferred to spend those 50 minutes walking and exploring the larger beaches.
Because you're constantly watching the clock at stops so that you're not late getting back to the van, because they were so short, we couldn't really enjoy anything. I'd recommend renting a car for a day (maybe two so you can view the local waterfalls) and driving yourself so you can spend all the time you'd like viewing the coast and eating lunch. This is an expensive tour and was not worth what was spent.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
The pick up time you received was not an auto-reply. I send those out every day as new bookings are received. On your ticket it clearly said under Special instructions
• IMPORTANT PICK-UP INFORMATION: You will be emailed a 15 minute pick up window. Please stand at the hotel lobby doors and look for a Sprinter van.
I am not sure how that is not clear.
The Tour Guides do not choose the stops on the tours. They have specific locations they must stop at. Short Sand Beach is listed as a stop in the itinerary. You did not like it, but we have people who book this tour specifically to visit that location because it is so spectacular. There is a limited amount of time in the day, which requires that a time limit be set for each stop so that all the locations listed in the itinerary are visited. If you choose to take a tour in the future I recommend booking a private tour, so you can adjust it as you want during the day.
Ati_H, Aug 2024
So we were greeted at our hotel on time by the SAME tour guide as we had the day before for our falls tour. America's hub world tour company gave us John again :/
No offense again John but your pre-pubescent voice isn't made for a tour group. The same dirty Sprinter MBZ but this time freezing. Warm bottles of water and no one could hear anything because he had no mic.
OTHERWISE, it was great to see the Portland coast line and spend a few minutes here and there. It's literally just a taste of these spots because you get 20-30 min per stop. I recommend you grab a slice of pizza and walk around Cannon beach b/c 1 hour is wayyyy too little time. Eat on the van lol
John did an ok job with keeping us informed but there were a few questions he just didn't know and tried to make up :) Thank goodness for Google lol
Response from Host, Aug 2024
I'm not sure why you feel the need to be insulting to the Tour Guide, whom you clearly did not like. You were aware that your tour was with the same company. You had our phone number. You could have called us after your previous tour and let us know that you did not want that particular guide again. I'm sure you and the guide would both have been happier with that outcome.
Mitza_B, Aug 2024
Scenic views of coast & relaxing beaches it was fun trip & our guide John was very knowledgeable & thorough did a wonderful job
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thrilled to know you were happy with the tour, thank you!
Sherry_K, Jul 2024
Amazing trip, highly recommend . Your guide Philip is very knowledgeable, really enjoy the trip. Would consider go back again.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Appreciate your kind rating, thank you!
Ken_S, Jul 2024
Philip was super knowledgeable and accommodating! The coast was spectacular and the halibut lunch fantastic!!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you for taking the time to rate us!
momeijden, Jul 2024
Such a great day! Would absolutely recommend. Beautiful places close to the city. Phil was amazing! Hé knew a lot of interesting things about the area, was funny and very friendly. Everybody had enough space in the car and water was available. So glad we booked!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you for your support and feedback, it's invaluable!
Dawn_J, Jul 2024
Beautiful and informative trip. Unfortunately the day was very hot and the AC in the back of the van was not working.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
Nicole_K, Jul 2024
One of the most memorable tours I did while in Oregon! A must do if you’re visiting. Guide was lovely, had ample time in each spot, and the lunch spot he recommended was perfect
Response from Host, Jul 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
Guy_M, Jul 2024
Nice trip to the coast. Tour guide very informative. My wife and I first trip to the Pacific Northwest coast.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
Gwen_H, Jul 2024
Phil was an excellent tour guide. We saw a lot and learned even more!! Was a great way to spend the day!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
Jozef_D, Jul 2024
We appreciate very much the guide service. Phil was extremely nice and helpful. And we are particulary grateful that he has not canceled the trip despite we were the only guests, as the others canceled afrait of the heat. And our decision was the best in this hot day, as the temperature at the coast was extremely pleasant, unlike in Portland. Thank you. Jozef & Ewa, Kraków, Poland
Response from Host, Jul 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour. Please join us again in the future!
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