Cannon Beach Insider’s Guide
Cannon Beach is 200 miles south of Seattle on the northern Oregon coast.
STAY
Winter storm-watching is best from an oceanfront room. The Stephanie Inn () is the top luxury choice for many, but there are many other options. Three suggestions, depending on your budget:
The Ocean Lodge, next door to the Stephanie Inn, in quiet Tolovana. Oceanfront suites and studios with fireplaces start at $269 through March 8. A three-nights-for-the-price-of- two offer brings the rate to $189 a night through June 14 (available Sunday-Thursday). or 888-777-4047
Sea Sprite at Haystack Rock, next door to the Stephanie Inn. Oceanfront studios, suites and cottages, all with kitchens. Rates start at $159. 866-828-1050 or seasprite
Webb’s Scenic Surf. Family budget option at the north end of downtown. Fourteen oceanfront rooms with kitchens, some with fireplaces. Wins high ratings on . Winter rates start at $114. 800-374-9322 or
DINE
The Irish Table, 42-seat restaurant open evenings only inside Sleepy Monk Coffee Roasters, 1235 S. Hemlock St. Reservations taken for four or more. Expensive. 503-436-0708
Lush Wine Bar, 1235 S. Hemlock St., a good option if you can’t get into the Irish Table next door. Excellent menu of light salads, antipasti platters, fondue and flatbreads. Moderate. lushwine or 503-436-8500
Cannon Beach Hardware & Public House, 1235 S. Hemlock St. House-smoked barbecue, hot dogs, local brews on tap. Belgian waffles and mimosas on Sundays. Inexpensive. 503-436-4086 or
Bill’s Tavern and Brew House, 188 N. Hemlock St. Family-friendly, live music, open late. Home of Blackberry Beauty and Duck Dive Pale Ale. Local Willapa Bay oysters, sandwiches and seafood dinners. Moderate. 503-436-2202 or
Waves of Grain Bakery, 3116 S. Hemlock St. Homemade breads, pastries, granola, lunches to take out or eat inside a cozy cedar-shake cottage. 503-436-9600 or
TRAVELERS TIPS
Many restaurants are closed on Wednesdays.
 Be ready to get wet in winter: Rainfall averages 10 inches per month in December and January (versus an inch on average in July).
UPCOMING EVENTS Coaster Theatre Playhouse: Live theater and music in a 1920s former skating rink. Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun” runs Friday-Dec. 30. 503-436-1242
MORE INFO: Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce: 503-436-2623 or Also see and visit .
 Cannon Beach was named for a cannon that washed ashore from a shipwrecked schooner in 1846. Learn more at the free Cannon Beach History Center and Museum, open Wednesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m.
