My #5 place to visit recommendation

#5- Cannon Beach:

Cannon Beach got its name from a cannon that was found washed up on the beach. It is about a 30-40 minute easy drive from downtown Astoria, and well worth the trip. Cannon Beach is a small city located right next to a long beautiful beach, featuring waterfalls, caves, and large rock formations that can be reached at low tide. The most famous of these rocks is Haystack Rock, which is enormous and very tempting to climb, but the Coast Guard makes many helicopter rescues each year because people get stuck on the rock, so I advise you not to try it. Not only is it fun to walk on the beach, play in the tide pools, and explore the little caves, but the actual city is great too. The streets are lined with stores featuring the best products of the Oregon coast, and the restaurants are amazing. You also have access, via a curvy road, to Ecola State Park, which has spectacular views of Cannon Beach to the south, endless cliffs to the north, and beautiful Tillamook Lighthouse located about 1/2 mile off the coast on a large rock in the Pacific Ocean. The road to Ecola State Park is located on the North side of the city, and you will pass it as you enter town coming from Astoria. Plan to spend the entire day enjoying everything that this beautiful location has to offer.

Jeremy's Insider Tips-

A light jacket is always nice to have, even if it just ends up staying in the car. Bring a towel and a swimsuit just in case you cannot withstand the draw of the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Of course you will need a camera as well. Two things you absolutely have to do while in Cannon Beach is get some pizza from Fultano's Pizza, which is located on the main street which leads down to the beach (every Astorian knows that Fultano's in the best pizza in the world), and eat at JP's Restaurant for dinner, if you want to stay in town that late. Both offer the best in their respective cuisine areas.