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I absolutely love the view from Cape Lookout. I didn't even know this place existed. On the way up to it we seen a herd of elk. That was pretty. But the best part was the sun was setting on the bay. It was gorgeous and was able to get some pictures. Fully enjoyed it. Another wonderful place to go is the Cape Meres state park. The Octopus Tree is undesirable. It's the nearest thing to see. It literally looks like an Octopus. The view is beautiful. I'm sad we didn't get to see inside the light house. It was still closed for the season.😭 Absolutely love the cheese factory. Been there several times but this is the first time we had the deep fried cheese curds. Those were good! Can't forget the ice cream cones either. Yummy! Then we went to the Tillamook Country Smoker to get "real" pepperoni sticks that you can't get in any stores.

There are lots of Food Trucks (mostly Mexican and Espresso) but they close early. Crazy Torta had excellent ceviche tostada. The Rendevous Bar & Grill had the best clam chowder (and it's GF too!) They make everything in-house. The line to get into the Tillamook Cheese Factory was ridiculously long. Not worth it IMO. Saturday we went to the farmers market downtown. We enjoyed the wooden boardwalk trail to the Big Tree at Rockaway (find it on Google) and out by Cape Meares walking out to the site of the old city of Bayocean ($10 day use fee) that fell into the ocean. There's a beautiful long stretch of beach out there.

other than the landscape, it did not hold much interest for us. the creamery tour was fun, but was about it. Not many restaurants or places to stay which limits the amount of time the average traveler can stay. While a lovely "pass thru" town, one day is probably all you need. Unless you want to spend alot on a room for the night, suggest that you stay at one of the coastal towns when you get ready to turn in for the night.

It's clean, scenic, quiet and the people are friendly. We were at the coast for work and though our work site is an hour away, we chose to sleep over at Netarts and leave an hour early just to be here for a bit.

We look forward to returning so we can go to the Creamery and Air Museum, closed due to COVID. Restaurants were closed to indoor dining, which is not the fault of the town. We went to Cape Lookout and Cape Meares- great spots.

Tillamook county is one of the most picturesque area of Oregon. There are fabulous views one after another. Be prepared to be amazed at nature's beauty. The Schooner delivered as usual with excellent food and live music with our friends MOJO HOLLAR.