Shop the Coast
Oregon Coast Shopping — From Fine Art to Fresh Cheese
Oregon Coast shopping defies easy categorization — it ranges from the nationally recognized gallery district of Cannon Beach’s Hemlock Street (20+ galleries featuring museum-quality work) to the Tanger Outlets in Lincoln City (60+ name-brand stores drawing shoppers from across the region) to the Tillamook Creamery store (world-famous cheese, ice cream, and Oregon-made gifts). Between these anchors lies a rich ecosystem of independent boutiques, artisan shops, antique dealers, marine-themed gift stores, and beachcomber havens.
For residents of Oregon Coast communities, this shopping diversity is part of daily life. Cannon Beach offers the most sophisticated gallery and boutique experience on the coast. Lincoln City’s Tanger Outlets serves as the practical shopping hub for the entire central coast. Newport’s Old Town Bayfront blends authentic maritime gift shops with emerging galleries. And every town offers the classic Oregon Coast experience of poking through a shop filled with driftwood art, hand-blown glass, lighthouse memorabilia, and salt-air trinkets that make perfect gifts for those who couldn’t make the trip.
What to Look For: Oregon Coast Artisan Specialties
The Oregon Coast has its own artisan traditions worth seeking out. Glass floats — historically used by Japanese fishing fleets and now hand-blown by Oregon artists — are collected obsessively by coastal residents and visitors. Lincoln City’s Finders Keepers program hides 3,000+ hand-blown glass floats on the beach each year for beachcombers to discover. Bronze sculpture is another Oregon Coast specialty, with Cannon Beach’s Bronze Coast Gallery representing some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest sculptors. Driftwood art, sea glass jewelry, hand-thrown pottery, and coastal photography round out the artisan offerings found in shops throughout the region.