The Retreat at Cannon Beach

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  June 28, 2025

  William K

  A Hidden Gem We’ll Never Forget

  We discovered Sea Ranch by accident years ago—and what a wonderful surprise it turned out to be. Since then, it’s become our go-to retreat, and we’ve returned year after year. Tucked away in a quiet, charming setting, yet just blocks from the heart of downtown Cannon Beach, it offers the perfect balance of peace and convenience. This year will be our last visit as we enter retirement, and it’s bittersweet to say goodbye. We’ve loved everything about this place—the cozy atmosphere, the beautiful surroundings, and most of all, the warm and welcoming people who run it. Sea Ranch will always hold a special place in our hearts.

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  September 17, 2024

  dharmadoo

  Overpriced and run down, delightful store on site though

  A rustic campground that needs some serious TLC for the money they charge to stay here. The most expensive campground we have stayed at along the Oregon coast, over double the price of all the others. No concrete or gravel on which to place our trailer and the surrounding vegetation needed a lot of tending to and was so overgrown that we couldn’t extend our awning/canopy until we pruned back some growth ourselves. It was just un-loved and un-tidy (not litter, vegetation) . Our trailer pitch was small but at least it was private, some of the pitches had zero privacy at all. Some of the tent pitches were literally on the roadside, I mean inches from the busy road. Our pitch had a permanent school bus parked behind it and a sea-can covered in weeds and brambles as the view on the other side. Quiet time doesn’t seem to be monitored by anyone because the people in the cabin by us were outside talking just inches from us talking about God & Jesus (cue eye roll) until well after 11pm. There is a family living full time in an old school bus on the grounds who do nothing but argue loudly most of the time unfortunately and ruin the relaxing aspect of the camping experience because every time we returned to the campground after a day of sight seeing for a bit of chill out time or try to sit and read , they were arguing . Other than those negatives , it does offer showers/toilets/laundry and full recycling facilities ( we never used them as we have them all in our trailer so I cannot say what condition they were in , I daresay old-fashioned and in need of repair) and you can walk to the beach and town directly from the campground which is a huge bonus as I imagine in the height of summer parking in town could be a challenge. We did enjoy our daily walks to the beach with our dogs and to the local brew pub just minutes away. The newly opened store was a delightful experience and the store owner was lovely. I went there every morning for my coffee and also purchased some other sundry food items. Sadly, the park is owned by a company in California , so who knows how often a representative of theirs visits or how much they care, as long as people like us keep paying to stay there. That said , I'd stay again for the convenience factor and at least I now know what to expect.

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  July 2, 2024

  Kerrie Anne L

  Poor value, needs improvement

  This place also books online under The Retreat at Cannon Beach. The only positive thing about our RV camping experience here was the location- you can walk to downtown, the beach or nearby nature trails. Sites are cramped, difficult to access, uneven and ours became a huge puddle with just a little rain. Bathrooms and bathhouse not very clean and need to be updated- extremely rustic. Laundry is only open 10-6 so you cannot get your laundry done if just passing through and staying 1 night. Overall value is poor. This was the most expensive campground (106/night) we stayed at during our 3 week trip and the worst.

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  May 27, 2024

  Sue N

  Charming place!

  This is a unique property in the woods alongside a creek. There are cabins, RV and tent sites. Just a short 5 minute to the beach, downtown shops and restaurants. They are under new ownership and management. Plans are underway to remodel the bathrooms, add more RV sites and yurts.

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  September 25, 2023

  Grace P

  Terrible, would give a zero but it made me give it a one

  This is the most haphazard campground we have ever camped at. Had to park the RV and walk the campground, twice, before we could find our spot. Had to pay extra for our pets even though they just stay in the RV or take brief walks. Showers were very random. My husband had hot water but I barely had tepid water. I am short at 5'2" and practically had to stand on my knees just to wash my hair. Extremely expensive for what this is and the campsites are crowded together. We were able to look into the cabin that we we parked by we were so close. The only thing this campground had going for it is that it was in Cannon Beach which is where the function was that we needed to attend. We will not be returning there.