Nehalem
Valley Visitor's Information
Nehalem,
Oregon
The
City was named for the Nehalem Indians & was incorporated
in 1899. The City of Nehalem has a variety of unique stores &
services in the downtown area & borders the Nehalem River
and Bay.
City
of Nehalem
35900 8th Street - PO Box 143
Nehalem, Or. 97131
(503) 368-5627 Fax # (503) 368-4175
Public Works (503) 368-5155
Fire Dept. (Business Only) (503) 368-6800
City e-mail: nehalemch@nehalemtel.net
Fire e-mail: nehfd@nehalemtel.net
Wheeler, Oregon
Wheeler
was named for C.H. Wheeler, founder of the Wheeler Lumber Company
in 1910. The railroad made Wheeler more commercially accessible
and as the town prospered, many people were attracted to the area.
Among them was Dr. Harvey Rinehart who arrived in the 1920's to
found the nationally-known Rinehart Arthritis Clinic.
Through
the 1940's, 50's and 60's, Wheeler was a hub of commerce and boasted
many thriving businesses and services. Wheeler experienced a decline
through the 1970’s and 80's, but now in the 1990's is coming
back full force.
Visitors
and residents of Wheeler now enjoy a waterfront park, boat launch,
and transient boat dock, restaurants, motels, antique stores,
grocery store, drug store, fabric shop, and kayak shop. An excursion
train runs through Wheeler in the summer. The Visitors' information
Center is located in the Nehalem Bay Chamber of Commerce office
on Highway 101.
Wheeler's
setting in the Nehalem River Valley features unsurpassed mountain,
Ocean, and bay views.
City
of Wheeler
City Hall 775 Nehalem Blvd. - P.O. Box 177
Wheeler, Or 97147
(503) 368-5767
Fax if (503) 368-4273
Public Works 368-4283
Manzanita
Nestled
between Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain and Nehalem Bay State Park, Manzanita
is the largest of the three incorporated cities in the Nehalem
Bay area. There are 565 fulltime residents, although the city's
numbers swell to 2,500 or so in the summer months as people come
to enjoy their second homes.
Incorporated
in 1946, Manzanita is the most northerly city in Tillamook County.
The City and its surrounding urban growth boundary contain about
800 acres of residentially zoned property. Commercial businesses
line the main street, Laneda Avenue, and there is also a small
commercial area adjacent to Highway 101.
Manzanita's
major attractions, in addition to the mild climate, are the seven
miles of quiet ocean beach, a nine hole golf course, and state
parks for camping, crabbing, beachcombing, fishing, surfing, hiking
and horseback riding.
