Astoria is gritty, and likes it that way. But that rustic exterior is just a cover for the many enchanting dichotomies you’ll find waiting around the next corner. Here, fisherman are poets, loggers drink espresso, and Main Street welcomes both nouveau gallery and five n’ dime.
For Astoria, it’s about character, and it’s also about characters: the people who call this place home with a passion that borders on evangelical. The skipper who challenges the same mighty river his great grandfather once fished. The artist who migrated here in search of a new palette. The hotelier who resurrected a once-bustling pier.
Astoria is that little town that could, a city of 10,000 people on the Columbia River, just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Founded 200 years ago at the beginning of Oregon’s North Coast, Astoria has been through boom and bust times more than once, weathering the collapse of both the Columbia River fishery and Oregon timber industry. It has risen once again as a cultural haven, often referred to as “little San Francisco.” Astoria is an old place that is newly hip. Here, Victorian mansions and maritime relics live in harmony with chef-driven restaurants and tattoo parlors.
Once you come here and learn these stories, you’ll want to share them with others, and hope they’ll tell others, too. And, it’s a place to which you’ll want to return, to see what other stories you might have missed.
Featured Spots
North Coast
Youngs River Falls
Eight miles south of downtown Astoria, Youngs River Falls drops 54 feet into a pool and is a popular recreation spot for locals. The falls have been featured in several movies, including Free Willy 2 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3.
88450 Youngs River RdAstoria, OR
North Coast
Masterguides
Jody Mather is Master Guides and will be your host for fishing guided trips in the Northwest.
41222 Old Highway 30Astoria, OR
503-458-5450
Email us (MasterGuides1[at]yahoo[dot]com)
North Coast
Field Guide Service
Astoria, OR
(503) 539-0587
Email us (petercfield[at]gmail[dot]com)
North Coast
Sterling Extensions & Beauty Bar
Beauty Salon providing Certified Hair Extension Methods including NBR Hair Extensions, SKW Hair Extensions and tape in hair extensions, Haircuts for women, men and children, Hair Color, and Bridal & Special Occasion Styling, Smoothing Treatments including Brazilian Blow Outs. Esthetics...
441 30th StreetAstoria, OR
(503) 741-3042
North Coast
Lewis And Clark National Historical Park
Fort Clatsop commemorates the 1805-06 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition. A 1955 community-built replica of the explorers' 50'x50' Fort Clatsop is the focus of the park. The fort, historic canoe landing, and spring are nestled in...
Astoria, OR503-861 2471
North Coast
Astoria–Megler Bridge
Connecting Oregon to Washington across the mouth of the Columbia River, the Astoria–Megler Bridge is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America. Pedestrians are allowed on the bridge just one day per year, during the Great Columbia Crossing. The 4.1-mile-long Astoria...
Astoria–Megler BridgeAstoria, OR
North Coast
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
The Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce has served the community since 1873 and boasts a membership more than 600 strong representing businesses and organizations large and small. The Chamber of Commerce also operates the Visitor Center in Astoria which includes...
111 West Marine DriveAstoria, OR
503-325-6311
Email us (visitors[at]oldoregon[dot]com)
North Coast
Clatsop State Forest
Clatsop State Forest is a working forest brimming with rich history and recreational opportunities. It is managed by the Astoria District of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Astoria, ORNorth Coast
Double M Outdoors
Double M Outdoors offers exciting and safe fishing trips on the north Oregon coast and the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. They target Salmon, Steelhead and both keeper and trophy Sturgeon. Your guide Matt Myers has over 20 years of experience...
Astoria, OR
(503) 956-5489
Email us (fishymatt[at]me[dot]com)
North Coast
Captain Flavel Trees – Heritage Tree
This grove of nine trees is a part of the original landscaping planted around the historic 1886 Queen Anne style house of Captain George Flavel. The grove consists of a giant sequoia, ginkgo, Camperdown elm, bay laurel, pear, and four...
441 8th St.Astoria, OR
North Coast
Chad E Niedermeyer Guide Service
Astoria, OR
(503) 490-8333
Email us (chad[dot]niedo[at]yahoo[dot]com)
North Coast
Lance Fisher Fishing
The great thing for fishermen here in the Pacific Northwest is that you have year around runs of Salmon, Steelhead, and Sturgeon. Some months are certainly better than others, but to enjoy such an abundance of different types of fishing...
422 Gateway Ave.Astoria, OR
503-822-6188
Email us (info[at]lancefisherfishing[dot]com)
More Info
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
Astoria, OR Mail: PO Box 176
Astoria, OR
503-325-6311
Email us (visitors[at]oldoregon[dot]com)