ABOUT THE VISITORS BUREAU

The Seaside Visitors Bureau (also known as Visit Seaside) is the official destination marketing/management organization (DMO) for Seaside, and a department of the City of Seaside. Our mission is to strengthen and invigorate the Seaside economy by attracting overnight visitors and assist all in accessing the attractions and accommodations in the city and region. We operate a Welcome Center at the corner of US Highway 101 and Broadway and partner with Travel Oregon to serve as the state’s official Welcome Center on Oregon’s North Coast.

The City of Seaside Visitors Bureau funds an extensive marketing program to promote the entire City of Seaside as a vacation destination. Additionally, we administer a grant program for tourism events and projects annually.

Annual Reports to Seaside City Council

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022

HELPFUL RESOURCES

Event Listings

We maintain a calendar of tourist-oriented events on this website, which you can use to plan with staff or to highlight for your guests. If you’ve got an event you’d like us to consider listing, please email the details to info@seasideor.com. Our website gets great search-engine relevance and the earlier you can submit event details the better.

Another benefit of listing your event early is that we often pull from confirmed events for highlighting in our monthly email newsletters and in radio spots on Portland and Seattle stations.

Oregon Tourism Information System Listings

The Oregon Tourism Information System (OTIS) is a service that Travel Oregon provides for event and business listings throughout the state. The main way these listings show up is through Travel Oregon’s website and through the Oregon Coast Visitor Association’s website… both highly-popular with travel segments. As your DMO, we have access to OTIS and can help you. Please contact staff if you’d like a listing.

OFFICIAL SEASIDE TRAVEL GUIDE FOR 2024

Stop by the Welcome Center at 7 N. Roosevelt to pick up boxes of guides for your use (hotel rooms or display at places of business) or give staff a call at (503) 738.3097 to arrange delivery.

HERE’S HOW TO USE IT (to make your interactions with visitors easier):

Each year, the Visitors Bureau publishes a 52-page full-color magazine highlighting Seaside as a year-round destination for travelers to the Pacific Northwest. We mail tens of thousands of copies directly to households across North America who have requested the guide through this website or via Travel Oregon. We also distribute the guide along highway routes and tourism centers region-wide.

In Seaside, the magazine is a common sight as visitors use it to plan out their days, find things to do, browse places to eat, check the tides, and generally enrich the time they spend with us here on the North Coast. This is why you’ll find the Seaside guide stocked all over town, too, from Pig n’ Pancake and the Carousel Mall to the lobbies and even individual rooms of our many hotel properties.

Seaside/Regional/Tsunami Maps

The guide’s center insert features a two-page detailed map of Seaside, including streets, parking, public restrooms, hotels, attractions, parks, and more. A regional map from Astoria and Fort Stevens south to Cannon Beach and Hug Point is also included with travel directions from Seattle and Portland. A local tsunami evacuation map appears on the back.

Tide Tables for Entire Year

The daily high and low tides starting on page 46 in the guide are some of our most-used resources (both in the guide and online, where we also host the tide tables). Beachcombers, razor clammers, storm watchers, and most everyone else love to watch the rising and falling of Seaside’s ocean tides.

Treasure Quest Activity

On page 35, readers looking for a challenge will find clues for six mystery locations. At the Welcome Center, we give one-of-a-kind patches to all who identify each spot.

Attractions, Restaurants, Shops, Hotels and More

You probably get asked a lot about “your favorite” places to eat, things to do, and sights to see. We do, too. The magic of the guide is in the directories starting on page 37, where you’ll find a snapshot of the entire visitor economy in Seaside (we include everyone and don’t play favorites) at the time of publication. For instance, if a visitor asks you where to get a slice of pizza, send them to the directory… they’ll find no less than six local pizza listings from which to choose. Consider that visitors asking questions like this are ultimately looking to discover their own favorites in Seaside. It’s our job to help them find the information they need to do that. The editorial sections at the front of the magazine go into a little more detail about most of the places contained in the directories (such as a stand-out menu item at a restaurant) but the listings in the back of the magazine are where you’ll find contact information for each location.

Beach Rules and Safety Tips

Must dogs be on a leash? Can we have a fire on the beach? Are surreys allowed on the Prom? Should I camp on the sand? What is a sneaker wave? Answers to these important legal/safety questions – and more – are available for visitors on page 16.

KING TIDES INFO FOR THIS SEASON

King Tides bring visitors to the coast each year to witness the amazing power of the ocean. The upcoming King Tide dates are:

• Nov. 15-17, 2024
• Dec. 13-15, 2024
• Jan. 11-13, 2025

It’s important to ensure visitors understand the dangers of the ocean, especially during stormy conditions and king tides. We can help by modeling good viewing practices ourselves from safe vantages. The Promenade is an excellent platform for visitors to witness the king tides.

NOTE: As some of the best minus tides of the year also occur during the King Tides, visitors may experience some memorable beachcombing at low tides. Here’s a handy guide on beachcombing you can share.

SEND VISITORS TO THE WELCOME CENTER

A well-informed traveler is more likely to have a memorable experience in Seaside and therefore more likely to return again and again. Visitor Information staff are on-hand 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday year-round (and 10 am to 2 pm on Sundays in the busy tourism months). In addition, we have a big collection of tourism guides, magazines, brochures, posters, stickers, etc. There’s an oversized orange Adirondack chair out front… they can’t miss us!