The wide areas of sandy beach is watched over by Proposal Rock, a huge monolith jutting from the ocean, covered in vegetation. The story goes that a local area family had 9 daughters. Each one was proposed to near the giant rock. The name stuck.  This is a perfect place to pack a lunch, pop open a bottle of bubbly and watch the sun set.

Ecola State Park boasts many winding trails for those who love to hike and the viewpoint is one of the most photographed on the entire Oregon Coast. Personally, I rank this the best beach and, without a doubt, Cannon Beach is my favorite town along the entire coast.

The Lincoln City beaches are equally great for tide pool searches, whale watching, wind surfing, and of course, flying a big, gorgeous kite together. Evening walks along the water's edge is especially romantic. Make sure to get yourself a tides table booklet so you can take advantage of walking out as far as you can go when the Pacific Ocean has receded.