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OCEANSIDE VACATION RENTALS, OREGON |
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Why Vacation in Oceanside |
| The exemplary Oceanside is a delightful seaside village nestled on the hillside, overlooking the wonderful Pacific Ocean, which features an array of affordable vacation rentals for avid vacationers to explore this paradise. |
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Oceanside Vacation Rental Information |
Oceanside houses one of the Oregon Coast's most beautiful and famous agate-hunting beach. A vacation rental home at Oceanside gives you a feeling of being right at home and makes your vacations much more enjoyable. These Oceanside vacation rentals offer access to the activities that will keep you fully entertained.
Oceanside offers various vacation rental options including
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the vacation rental homes, Oceanside villas, vacation rental cottages, vacation rental cabins and Oceanside condos in Oregon, which are affordable and apt for family vacations, group travel, honeymoons and even weddings. Oceanside vacation rentals offer you enough choices of stunning locations be it oceanfront, beachfront, beachside or oceanside to choose from. Generally theses Oceanside vacation rentals are surrounded by some of the best health resorts or spas, golf courses and opportunities for surfing.
Oceanside vacation rentals are fully furnished having 2 to 5 bedrooms, 1 to 3 ½ bath cabins, with sleeping facility for 2 to 10 people. You can even find some large vacation rental houses that can accommodate families or large groups of 15 to 20 people. Oceanside vacation rentals are equipped with amenities such as fireplace, phone, washer and dryer, TV, DVD, VCR and music decks, books, magazines, board games, beds having cotton sheets and bath linens, Jacuzzi, sauna, paper products, basic supply of firewood, toys and puzzles to keep the visitors busy. Most Oceanside vacation rental houses also feature kitchen stocked with microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, toaster, oven, coffee maker, garbage disposal, all cookware, serving ware and utensils as well. |
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Special Information for Booking Vacation Rentals in Oceanside |
Some of the Oceanside Vacation Rentals offer special rates during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break i.e. $150 per night in case the minimum stay is for 4 nights or $900 per week. In addition to all rates, a refundable security-cum-damage deposit of $200 and a non-refundable cleaning fee of $60 are charged in advance by most Oceanside vacation rentals. All major credit cards are accepted for making the payments for your vacation rental home. Cancellation if done more than 30 days before occupancy date, full refund is made subject to ability to secure a replacement booking. No refunds are applicable for early departure.
Most of the Oceanside vacation rentals are dog friendly. The vacationers carrying their pet dogs are permitted to bring their dogs only after signing an agreement and if they agree to abide by the rules of the particular Oceanside vacation rentals. You can check with the individual Oceanside vacation rental property owner for any additional pet fee. Smoking in most of the Oceanside vacation rentals is not allowed. |
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Must See in Oceanside |
Oceanside, a small coastal village in Tillamook County is around 45 miles from Cannon Beach and located on the “Three Capes Scenic Loop,” which is a combination of Cape Meares, Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda. Oceanside offers you a perfect opportunity to enjoy the amazing Oregon Coast. Its proximity to Cape Meares Area ensures that you |
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are able to explore the main highlights of Cape Meares. Cape Meares Lighthouse, which is 217 feet above the ocean, is still one of the shortest lighthouses on the Oregon Coast. Cape Lookout Point is considered to be one of the best spots on the Oregon Coast for whale watching. The campground is very popular, for which you have to arrange an advance booking in summers. The Three Capes Scenic Loop after reaching Cape Lookout and then going further south, the highway passes Cape Kiwanda, which is the least wild, the smallest of the capes, and offers unprecedented vistas.
Oceanside also has Oregon Coast's most beautiful and famous agate-hunting beach. Some of the nearby and a must visit locations include Tillamook Naval Air Museum having an amazing collection of antique planes in an old Blimp Hangar. |
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Sights and Attractions in Oceanside |
| The town of Oceanside has many attractive sights along the Oregon Coast. If you are interested to observe the amazing views of the Oregon Coast, then it is right here! Tillamook too offers several attractions and fantastic fishing opportunities for vacationers.
• Tillamook Naval Air Museum
• Oceanside Museum of Art
• Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
• Tillamook Cheese Factory
• Cape Meares Lighthouse
• Blue Heron French Cheese Factory |
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Outdoor Recreation in Oceanside |
| Some of the best outdoor recreational activities in Oceanside and the near by areas within the 30 miles radius include horseback riding, walking on the pristine beaches, beach combing, crabbing, clamming and fishing in Netarts Bay, while coastal hiking at Cape Lookout, mountain hiking at Wilson River Canyon. The nearby city of Manzanita promises some of the best wind surfing and kite flying opportunities too. This is not all – the region and the County itself offer a host of other activities such as whale watching, wind surfing, golfing, parasailing, biking, hiking, kayaking, swimming, canoeing, boating, and wildlife or bird watching.
• Beach Activities
• Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site
• Windsurfing
• Kite Flying |
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Golfing in Oceanside |
Oceanside is all about enjoying the subtle beauty of nature, which abounds here. However, if golf is something, you cannot live without then the nearby, Alderbrook Golf Course and Bay Breezes Golf and Range are for you. Alderbrook is a pleasant walking golf course that golfers of all levels find enjoyable. In 1925, originally it started as a 9-hole course and later expanded to 18-holes. The golf course offers enough challenge to keeps the golfing fans coming back. Fully stocked pro shops and restaurants too are located here to keep you occupied.
Bay Breeze Golf Course features a stunning landscape with rolling greens, flanked by a vivid countryside, nestled in the foothills of the rugged mountains. The range of the holes is from 75 to 140 yards, while plenty of sand traps and water hazards, ensure that you enjoy golfing to the hilt.
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Oceanside Fairs and Festivals |
| The major fairs and festivals celebrated at Oceanside and its nearby places include Arts Festival, which is celebrated on Labor Day weekend at Oceanside, and Tillamook County Rodeo and Dairy Parade Festival hosted in the month of June at Tillamook County Fairgrounds. Then there are Tillamook County Fair and Tillamook Bay Run, which captivate the locals and the vacationers alike, are held in August each year. Furthermore, Netarts Wine and Cheese Festival is also a much-awaited festival for wine and cheese lovers, which is celebrated on week-end before Labor Day. |
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Dining and Nightlife in Oceanside |
Oceanside, principally known as an authentic playground for sun-loving tourists looking for water-soaked fun, also has a thrilling nightlife in seven bars located mostly in the downtown area and offers a wide variety of entertainment. Anchor Tavern, a waterfront restaurant, offers everything from seafood to barbequed ribs and pizzas.
Anchor Grill - an Oceanside Oregon Coast restaurant and bar, offers the finest selection of seafood, including halibut, oysters, clam, mussels, crab, squid, scallops and salmon, which invites the diners to enjoy the renowned Tillamook Cheese burgers, freshest of seasonal greens and Salmon Caesar Salad.
In Tillamook you can find a vendor truck selling authentic Mexican food such as burritos, goat tacos etc. If you travel south from Oceanside towards Cape Lookout, you'll reach Wee Willy's Pie House, where you get to relish classic sandwiches and berry pies. Cannon Beach too houses some fancy restaurants offering fine dining, such as Pelican Micro-Brewery - the winners of first prize for its beers in the worldwide competitions.
When you are in the mood to have drinks while dining, you can do so and enjoy the most extensive wine menu featuring exclusively Oregon and Washington vintages, including some of the most highly rated wines from Walla, Dundee, Newberg, Carlton, Yakima, Yamhill, Columbia Valley and other superb wine regions of the Northwest.
The nightlife in Oceanside is centered on a few local bars and lounges. If you're looking for the perfect location in Oceanside for romantic dining or for a casual spot to get together for good times, Oceanside has it all. |
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Shopping in Oceanside |
If shopping for you will be concentrated around picking up souvenirs and gifts for your loved ones, then the historic downtown district at Oceanside is a great place to pick up some unique gifts and antiques.
Tillamook, just about 9 miles from Oceanside has the best market, Fred Meyers, where all sorts of foodstuffs, deli and almost anything else you need, from furniture to a pharmacy are available, that too at fair prices. Just 20 miles south of Tillamook is a fruit-veggie-gift stand, Bear Creek Artichoke Stand, who specialize in artichokes jellies and jams, which is homemade using hand-picked produce.
Roughly, 60 miles south of Oceanside at Lincoln City Factory Outlet stores, you can get some great deals on garments. If you still haven’t done enough of shopping you can head to Cannon Beach, which is around 60 miles north of Oceanside, for all sorts of artsy-crafty shops and galleries. There is also a glass-blowing studio where you enjoy watching them to blow the glass in various attractive shapes and sizes. |
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Best Times to Visit Oceanside |
Winters are moderate and summers are mostly cool. The climate of North Coast Region bears strong marine influences. Westerly winds from the southwest lend moderation to the weather in winters, while the winds blowing from northwest cool the region during summers. This Oregon Pacific Coastal Zone enjoys a mild temperature, wet winters and moderately dry summers, throughout the year. Acute high or low temperatures are rare to be experienced at Oceanside. Snowfall on the coast is nominal, while days of plentiful rainfall can flood the place.
The best time to visit Oceanside is during summer and some times, you might need to get reservations ahead of time, this being the prime season. During winters, too vacationers like to visit Oceanside for its special charm for watching the migratory whales. Ideally, the peak vacationing months, when the region is flooded with vacationers are September and October. |
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Time Zone for Oceanside |
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Getting To and Around Oceanside |
Oceanside Oregon area is served by Astoria Regional Airport located about 48 miles north of Oceanside in Astoria; Tillamook Airport located about 12 miles; Portland-Hillsboro Airport located approximately 49 miles east of Oceanside in Hillsboro; Mcnary Field (SLE) located roughly 60 miles southeast of Oceanside in Salem; Portland International Airport located around 66 miles east of Oceanside in Portland and finally Corvallis Municipal Airport about 74 miles south of Oceanside in Corvallis, Oregon.
A major highway, U.S. 101, runs through the state of Oregon along the edge of the Pacific Ocean and it serves Oregon Coast region. Parts of the highway101 are found in San Diego County between Oceanside and Mexico. |
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