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Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Everything Rockaway Beach is known for

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Rockaway Beach

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Rockaway Beach.

Musical Heritage

Haystack Rock — The Goonies' Sea Stack RoadyGoat

1985

Rising off Cannon Beach about a mile and a half south of downtown stands Haystack Rock, a 235-foot basalt monolith formed by lava flows roughly fifteen to seventeen million years ago. It's one of the most filmed landmarks on the Oregon coast. In 'The Goonies' (1985), the kids line up a doubloon with the rock's silhouette to find the path to One-Eyed Willy's treasure, and the truck-rally beach scenes were shot at its base. It also appears in 'Point Break' (1991) and 'Kindergarten Cop.' Today it's a protected marine garden and tufted-puffin nesting site, ringed by tidepools at low tide. (Note: it is not climbable, and rangers patrol the intertidal zone in season.)

18.6 mi away

History of Rockaway Beach

Tillamook Creamery: From Frontier Dairy to Cheese Empire

1909

The Tillamook County Creamery Association, a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, produces over 170 million pounds of cheese annually from the lush coastal pastures of Tillamook County.

14.5 mi away

Things to Do in Rockaway Beach

Everything Near Rockaway Beach

6 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay · 4.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine battling the Pacific's relentless waves – that's what the Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay has been doing since its early days. This station, originally established in 1908 by the U.S. Life-Saving Service, a…

  • Wilson River Bridge · 10.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Look up! You're about to cross a true marvel of engineering, the Wilson River Bridge. This isn't just any old bridge; it's a piece of Oregon's architectural history. Designed by the legendary Conde McCullough, this…

  • Tillamook Cheese Factory · 11.9 mi · Things to Do

    Free cheese samples and factory tours on the Oregon coast since 1909.

  • Tillamook Creamery: From Frontier Dairy to Cheese Empire · 14.5 mi · Historical Marker

    The Tillamook County Creamery Association, a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, produces over 170 million pounds of cheese annually from the lush coastal pastures of Tillamook County.

  • Naval Air Station Tillamook · 15.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine the roar of WWII aircraft at this former Naval Air Station, once a vital base for coastal defense. During World War II, in 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned Naval Air Station Tillamook. It primarily housed…

  • Haystack Rock — The Goonies' Sea Stack · 18.6 mi

    Rising off Cannon Beach about a mile and a half south of downtown stands Haystack Rock, a 235-foot basalt monolith formed by lava flows roughly fifteen to seventeen million years ago. It's one of the most filmed…

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