Nehalem is a picturesque riverside town built on the Nehalem River, just a few minutes drive from the ocean. Enveloped by the coastal forests, Nehalem’s natural beauty is quiet and idyllic.
The town’s charming and rustic business district is located right on Highway 101 alongside the river, and recalls the area’s history as a timber boom town with classic frontier-style buildings, raised porches, and hanging baskets of flowers. It’s a short walk to shaded riverside docks wreathed in morning fog. The nearby North Fork of the Nehalem River boasts great fishing for Coho Salmon, and Nehalem Bay is a short trip away with Chinook, sturgeon, and steelhead.
Featured Spots
North Coast
Kayak Tillamook County
Kayak Tillamook County is a kayaking guide service that provides year-round flat-water tours on lakes, bays, rivers and sloughs throughout the North Oregon Coast.
Tillamook, OR
(503) 866-4808
Email us (marc[at]KayakTillamook[dot]com)
North Coast
Spirits of the West
The Oregon Coast’s newest distillery (and the only one located in Nehalem) produces over 20 different varieties. Spirits of the West creates whiskies (Honey Shine wihiskey is a favorite), brandy, vodka, rum and cordials. Visit their tasting room and enjoy...
35915 N Hwy 101Nehalem, OR
503-781-4330
Email us (billsbccolors[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Russ Morrow’s Sportfishing Guide Service
Russ Morrow’s goal is to provide you with the best fishing experience whether you are Trolling the Bay, Ocean or Big Rivers in his Charter Boat or floating down the river in his Driftboat. Russ is a coast guard licensed...
Nehalem, OR
(503) 310-9733
Email us (fishwithruss[at]yahoo[dot]com)
North Coast
Nehalem Bay Winery
Nehalem Bay Winery is one of the ten oldest wineries in Oregon with three generations of Oregonians producing Oregon Wine on the Coast since 1974. The winery produces traditional white and red wines, as well as unique sweet fruit wines.
34965 Highway 53Nehalem, OR
503-368-9463
Email us (nbwines[at]hotmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Pacific Roots Adventures
Your guide Kyle Uptegrove has been fishing the rivers on the North Oregon Coast for more than 20 years. You can be sure that he knows all the best fishing spots and can help you have a memory-making adventure.
Nehalem, OR
503-484-4440
Email us (pacificrootsadventures[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Nick Fernandes Guide Service
Enjoy a guided fishing adventure with Nick Fernandes Guide Service.
Nehalem, OR
(503) 729-1127
Email us (nickfernandes6[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Watkins Guide Service LLC
Nehalem, OR
(503) 322-9675
Email us (steelheadJoe57[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Nehalem Bay State Park
Set between the ocean and the bay, Nehalem Bay State Park is situated on a 4-mile sand spit. The campground sits among shore pines, just a sand dune away from the beach. A forested 1.8 mile long bike path provides...
Nehalem, OR503-812-0650
North Coast
Neahkahnie Mountain Trail
Rumored to be directly above the location where Oregon’s first European settlers arrived, the Neahkahnie Mountain trail has historical significance and a beautiful ocean view to boot. This 3-mile trail leads hikers across the Neahkahnie Mountain and leads up to...
Nehalem, OR503-842-3182