10 Hidden Seaside Escapes to Visit Before Summer Ends
Yahoo Travel
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Pacific City, Oregon
Oregon-coast visitors flock to Cannon Beach to photograph the famed Haystack Rock at sunset. But if you want a shot without the crowds, head an hour and a half south to another towering sea stack in Pacific City. Since this sleepy fishing village, with its unspoiled beaches, is four miles off coastal Highway 101, fewer road trippers have discovered it. There aren’t any stoplights, strip malls, or chain restaurants here. Stay at the oceanfront Inn at Cape Kiwanda and you can walk to the Pelican, an award-winning brewery that serves meals right on the beach. Galleries and coffee shops are within walking distance of The Craftsman B&B, a restored 1921 home.If You Go: Rent a surfboard at Cape Kiwanda or go deep-sea fishing on a chartered dory boat. Pacific City is home to the West Coast’s last operating dory fleet, 100 flat-bottom fishing boats that haul in crab, rockfish, salmon, halibut, and tuna. (Photo: mathowie/flickr)
By Jamie Moore
With their simple pleasures, sleepy oceanside towns capture the no-frills essence of a classic beach vacation. What they lack in stoplights or strip malls they more than make up for in quiet kayaking channels and shores of ankle-deep shells. At these 10 lesser-known seaside escapes throughout the U.S. and Canada, you’ll see heaps of harbor seals, breathe in the aroma of a lavender farm, and taste famous fried clams between jaunts to the beach. When you’re here, it feels like summer really could last forever.
