Family-Friendly Beach vacations are the classic family getaway, and many hotels at Cannon Beach go above and beyond to ensure all ages will enjoy their time at the Coast. Active families will appreciate Surfsand Resort, an oceanfront hotel with postcard Pacific views, soaking tubs and gas fireplaces in most rooms. In addition to offering beachcruiser bikes and helmets, the hotel staff can point you to tide-pool walks with guides from the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. Fun seasonal food programs include Saturday ice cream socials, a weekend beach weenie roast, nightly bonfires with s’mores, and cold milk and cookies at the front desk. There’s family-friendly oceanfront dining at the Wayfarer next door, seasonal cabana service with beach chairs, an indoor pool, and lanterns in every room to encourage evening beach walks. Surfsand gets creative with kid- centric birthday celebrations that include a balloon bouquet, saltwater taffy, giant cookies, a plush puffin, goggles for swimming and a gift certificate to Bruce’s Candy Kitchen in downtown Cannon Beach. Set one block from the beach, the Inn at Cannon Beach stocks a library of family-friendly movies along with classic board games. Upon arrival younger guests are welcomed with sand buckets and rubber duckies. Parents will enjoy complimentary passes to Cannon Beach Fitness and Cannon Beach Yoga Arts. Clustered around a shared courtyard and pond with towering spruce trees and colorful gardens, the cottage-style lodging is reminiscent of a classic summer camp and makes for a breezy beach getaway. Located in the heart of downtown Cannon Beach, The Waves offers the largest variety of accommodations, from studios to large family suites, many with fireplaces, private decks and ocean views. For families on long holidays, the suite is the way to go, with a full kitchen that includes a microwave and a dishwasher. For outdoor cooking, each building includes a shared outdoor gas grill (private in larger units) that’s perfect for grilling the fresh catch of the day from Ecola Seafoods Market, located one short block away. On a glorious summer night, there’s no place like the Coast for camping. Cannon Beach RV Resort is a fullservice, full-hookup facility that can accommodate campers from pop-up trailers to RVs. Amenities include a convenience store, laundry facilities, picnic tables and fire pits, plus an indoor pool. Set along picturesque Ecola Creek and about two blocks from the beach and downtown, Sea Ranch RV Park offers cabins along with RV and tent sites year-round. Amenities include hot showers, fire rings, a sauna and a laundry room. Be on the lookout for elk that sometimes wander by. For the camping purist, check out Wright’s for Camping, a small familyrun tent campground with 22 rustic campsites set in coastal woodlands. COURTESY OF INN AT CANNON BEACH 50 Cannon Beach Visitor Guide Inn at Cannon Beach
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