Start from 19 curated places around Brookings, OR, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Black Trumpet Bistro
The #1 rated restaurant on the entire southern Oregon coast — an intimate, family-run bistro doing refined New American and Italian dishes with locally sourced ingredients. Pasta made in-house, smart wine list, and the kind of attention to detail you don't expect in a coastal town this small.
Pacific Sushi & Grill
Consistently ranked among the top sushi restaurants on the Oregon coast — fresh rolls, teriyaki, noodle dishes, and a menu that draws from the ocean right outside. The staff are unhurried and attentive in a way that makes lingering feel intentional.
Trails & outdoors
Secret Beach Trail
The most celebrated short hike on the Oregon coast — a 2-mile out-and-back dropping through old-growth forest to a remote cove with a natural arch, offshore sea stacks, and tidepools unreachable by any road. The beach itself is sheltered and dramatic enough that people drive hours specifically to reach it.
Indian Sands Trail
A 1.4-mile out-and-back through a surreal coastal landscape of yellow sand dunes, ancient shore pines, and basalt outcrops above the Pacific. The viewpoint at the trail's end sits on open clifftops with sweeping ocean panoramas in both directions — wind-scoured and wild in a way the forested coastal trails aren't.
Things to do
Chetco Brewing Company
The social hub of downtown Brookings — a 7-barrel craft brewery with 20 taps, shuffleboard, billiards, a giant projector, and rotating food trucks on-site. The indoor-outdoor taproom with roll-up doors is the busiest gathering spot in town regardless of weather, drawing locals from the harbor and hills alike.
South Coast Tours — Chetco River & Ocean Kayaking
A 2.5-mile guided kayak tour through the Chetco River estuary and around Chetco Point into the Pacific Ocean — harbor seals, pelicans, cormorants, and occasional gray whales visible from water level. The operation runs from the harbor dock and keeps groups small enough for a personal experience.
Landmarks & sights
Harris Beach State Park
The dramatic beach state park just north of Brookings — sea stacks, tide pools, and the largest island off the Oregon coast visible from the shore. Miles of beach accessible from the day-use area, with a rocky northern section for tide pool exploration and a sandy southern stretch for walking.
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
A 12-mile stretch of the most rugged and beautiful coastline in Oregon — natural rock arches, hidden coves, offshore rock formations, and the Oregon Coast Trail threading through it all. Multiple pullouts along Highway 101 give access to completely different landscapes within minutes of each other.