Rockaway Beach, Oregon

About Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach is a small town in northwestern Oregon with an estimated population of 1,441.

Officially, Rockaway Beach is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.6 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 901 residents per square mile.

📰 Rockaway Beach News Today

• Where treble meets the tides: Rockaway Beach Music Festival returns for a third year tillamookheadlightherald.com · Aug 15
• Rockaway Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Rockaway Beach Kite Festival returns for 50th year on Oregon Coast Statesman Journal · Jun 19
• Rockaway Beach, Oregon becomes first community in U.S. to complete destination-wide accessibility audit for short-term rentals Tillamook County Pioneer · Jun 25
• Pregnant mom, toddler hit by driver; her husband stabbed in Rockaway Beach confrontation KATU · Mar 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rockaway Beach Unique

• Positioned in northwestern Oregon, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Oregon — one of 426 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Rockaway Beach

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rockaway Beach

• Beach Bakeshop (café)
• Grumpy's Restaurant — american
• Lakeside Hideaway — american
• Old Oregon Smokehouse — fish and chips
• Pronto Pup
• R&R Espresso (café)
• Sand dollar
• Sassy Express — thai
• Tie Breaker
• Upper Crust Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• International Police Museum · Museum
• Largest cedar tree in Oregon · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rockaway Beach

• Rockaway Beach City Center & Park reviews ★
• Rockaway Beach State Park reviews ★
• Seaview City Park reviews ★
• Stanger Memorial VFW Park reviews ★
• Twin Rocks Turnaround reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Rockaway Beach

• Neah-Kah-Nie High School
• Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rockaway Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities