Must-SeeFort Clatsop
The rebuilt Lewis and Clark camp.
Astoria
An old port where the Columbia River meets the Pacific, with Victorian houses, the Astoria Column and Lewis and Clark's winter fort.
- Best Time to Go
- Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Astoria is being written. It's on the Pacific Northwest list as If You're Nearby.
What to See
Must-See
Must-SeeGo Next
1–3 of 18
Worth a DetourCannon Beach
Oregon
About 22 miles away
A beach town on Oregon's north coast, with the huge sea stack of Haystack Rock, tide pools and Ecola State Park's headlands.
Full Guide
Must-SeeOlympic National Park
Washington
About 124 miles away
Three parks in one: glacier-capped mountains, the mossy Hoh Rain Forest and wild Pacific beaches with sea stacks.
Full Guide
Worth a DetourPortland
Oregon
About 71 miles away
Food carts, Powell's City of Books and rose gardens, with the Columbia River Gorge an hour away.
Full Guide
The Full Short List
Something wrong or out of date?