The county's commercial and service center
Tillamook is the county seat and the practical center of life for much of Tillamook County. It provides the area’s largest concentration of grocery stores, healthcare services, schools, professional offices, restaurants, retailers, and government services.
For buyers, Tillamook offers one of the county’s broadest real estate selections. Housing includes starter homes, traditional neighborhoods, older homes with renovation potential, newer construction, manufactured homes, duplexes, acreage, farms, and rural properties in the surrounding valleys.
Tillamook works especially well for people who want access to the coast without living directly in a heavily visited beach town. Beaches, bays, rivers, forests, and the Three Capes Scenic Route remain close by, while daily errands and services are generally more convenient.
Major attractions
Tillamook Creamery
The Tillamook Creamery is the county’s best-known attraction. Visitors can take a free self-guided tour, learn about dairy production, view portions of the cheesemaking process, visit the farm exhibit, sample products, shop for gifts, and enjoy cheese-based meals and ice cream in the dining hall.
Tillamook Air Museum
(CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO STORM DAMAGE) Located in a surviving World War II blimp hangar, the Tillamook Air Museum highlights the region’s aviation and military history. The immense wooden hangar is an attraction in its own right.
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
The museum occupies the former county courthouse and contains three floors of exhibits covering Indigenous history, pioneer life, natural history, transportation, logging, dairy farming, military history, and the development of Tillamook County.
Blue Heron French Cheese Company
Blue Heron is a longtime family-friendly stop featuring specialty foods, cheese, gifts, picnic areas, and farm animals. It gives visitors another look at the county’s agricultural and food-producing heritage.
Latimer Quilt and Textile Center
The Latimer Quilt and Textile Center showcases quilting, weaving, spinning, and traditional textile arts. Exhibits and demonstrations help preserve an important part of the county’s creative and cultural history.
Downtown Tillamook
Downtown Tillamook includes independent restaurants, shops, professional services, historic buildings, public spaces, and the Pioneer Museum. It is also home to community gatherings and seasonal events.
Nearby outdoor destinations
• Cape Meares Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge
• Bayocean Peninsula
• Kilchis Point Reserve
• Munson Creek Falls
• Tillamook State Forest
• Three Capes Scenic Route
• Netarts and Tillamook bays
• Cape Lookout State Park
Cape Meares Lighthouse stands within a 233-acre scenic viewpoint and wildlife refuge approximately ten miles west of Tillamook.
Restaurants, breweries, and local food
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Shopping and useful local stops
Tillamook has the county’s largest selection of everyday retail, but its community page should also highlight locally distinctive businesses, such as specialty food producers, downtown shops, farm stores, galleries, nurseries, outdoor suppliers, and locally owned cafés.
Explore Tillamook
A closer look at Tillamook’s attractions, downtown, local businesses, and everyday coastal life.
Contact
Tatum Jimenez, REALTOR®
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Garibaldi, OR 97118
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