My wife and I lo e it here. The shops. The places to eat. The people. The beach. We have a hotel…read morehere we like. Not fancy but clean, inexpensive and overlooks the beach with beach access right there at the motel. What's not to like. There is a thing with me and when we stay on the coast. I will find out how close we are to Rockaway Beach,Oregon because I love a good corn dog and The Best Place In The World To Get A Fabulous And Delicious Cornfog Is In ROCKAWAY BEACH, OREGON! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you PRONTO PUP The original. Ya, suvk it other establishments. People say to me, have you tried the corn dogs at (Insert a crappy corndog establishment name here.) ? Rarely is it the name of a place I haven't tried and yes, they all suck In one way or another. There is nothing better than eating a great corndog, next to the woman of your dreams, sipping a soda, out of the beach wind, in the car, looking the beautiful Oregon ocean. We'll, you can add, teasing the seagulls that flock the vehicle and watch you eat. Yes we feed them. No you shouldn't but I can't help it. Oh my gosh. I forgot about the Vintage Train Rides that start in Rockaway Beach. Wait. I shouldn't be telling anyone this information. Forget everything you've read here. Rockaway Beach isn't fun. The beaches are too clean and smooth. The sun can be hot and sometimes it rains. Stay away!

We rode the steam train up for Garbaldi, which was a ton of fun. We only had 30-40 minutes in…read moreRockaway though, and that was disappointing. The place looked fun, although it's obviously not a tourist mecca. I wish we had taken the earlier train so we could explore more. We were there in late August. The air was chilly, the water was chilly, but the sand was pretty warm. It was very overcast too, so I'm not sure how the sand got so warm.

As you drive on the Oregon Coast Highway heading North, somewhere between the town of Garibaldi and…read moreBay View. You will come across rock formations on your right called " The Three Graces ". These sandstone rock formations are roughly 20-30 millions year old. This area is also an Historical Site were Lt. Theodore Talbot camped during his exploration of the Yaquine Bay. This area is acessible only during "low" tide. There are no safe parking areas near the rock formation, so it is highly recommended to drive past the formation and to park near the intersection at Harborview Drive. From here you can find access to the beach. Enjoy !

This park is in the middle of Rockaway Beach. It has a parking lot, somewhat acceptable public…read morerestrooms, easy beach access, picnic tables, plenty of benches to plop on and stare sleepily at your crazy teenaged kids who insist on getting soaked (even though its 50 degrees outside) from above while drinking coffee, and in general is an all around decent place to hang out. There is a food truck serving burgers and shaved ice next door and a little restaurant that is open for lunch or an early dinner. If you buy kites at Flamingo Jim's this is the perfect place to fly them. There is also a faucet maybe two to wash off sandy feet. That last part is super important.

Some of the staff are remarkably rude. They want to charge $15 to park if you are a customer. Very…read moreunprofessional.

Went to a Christmas party here, very enjoyable. Funky small town Oregon charm by the beach…read more Weather was frightful, nice place to have a party. Can only imagine how nice it would be in the summer. Nice small venue for a wedding reception.

Built in 1927, the last remnant of the Hammond Lumber Company…read more Built to save the townspeople from choking on the smoke. *It is said if you throw your hat into the base opening, your hat will be pulled into the updraft and fly out of the top!

As you drive through the town of Garibaldi, Oregon, one can't help but to wonder about the history…read moreof the lone smoke stack. Back in 1918, Cummings / Moberly built a small sawmill at this location. Even though they had an advantage over other lumber mills in the area because of the close proximity of the railroad, the company went broke in 1920. The mill was then sold to Whitney Company. Was later sold again in 1924 to A.B. Hammond. Under Mr. Hammond's guidance , Hammond mill became one of the largest lumber mill on the West Coast. The smokestack was built by Hammond Co. In 1927. The Great Depression caused the closure of the Hammond Mill in 1935. History lesson 101. Thanks for reading ! Enjoy !

I don't understand why they refuse to deliver packages from Amazon…read more I don't get mail delivered, but for 5 years they refuse to deliver packages. Tracking always says they 'attempted delivery'. I was here ALL DAY during this lockdown, all MONTH. Am I supposed to leave my house go into the post office so they don't have to deliver my new printer for work??

Staff was excellent. However, they post they are open on Saturdays. Came all the way into town from…read moreWheeler to pick up my mail and it was not. They need to post closed on Saturdays.

An extremely well run library which caters to everyone in the county. It has great on-line…read moreresources.

I'm thinking this isn't the Rockaway Beach the Ramones sang about on their "Rocket to Russia"…read morealbum...but can't say for sure! The Oregon beach city has several good choices for beach side lodging, antique and specialty shops and enough good restaurants to keep you sell Fed for several days. At least 2 small markets serve the area for those who take a kitchen unit, also available at most of the area motels in town..

The staff are friendly and helpful. I have had only positive experiences with the libraries of…read moreTillamook County.

Thank you to the wonderful people here. Especially the reference guy and the IT guy. We are from…read moreout of town on vacation and my daughter had to submit her housing application and today was the last day to do so. We could not get the pdf file to load on the phone nor the library computer. The IT guy was able to get the pdf file to load. Thank you again and allowing guest to use your library services.