You don’t have to travel far this spring to visit one of the best beaches in the entire country, at least according to a new ranking from the website Dive In Travel.
The ranking names Venice Beach in California the best beach to visit this spring, but in the second spot, the website picked an Oregon favorite, Cannon Beach.
Cannon Beach beat out beaches in Florida, Georgia and both Carolinas, based on its aggregate score from Dive In. The score took into account “TripAdvisor reviews, hotel prices and availability, parking availability, drink and dining costs and Google search volume.”
If you’ve ever been to Cannon Beach, you know that the reviews, hotels, drink and dining costs and Google search volume must be huge because there is very, very little parking (a great reason to take the bus).
According to Dive In, Cannon Beach is notable for its “stunning natural beauty,” and has “an impressive 4.73 TripAdvisor rating across 2,560 reviews.”
There could be a downside, though, the website noted. Because, even though the town is popular on Google, “research showed only 25 available hotels nearby, so finding accommodation may be a struggle.”
Of course, Dive In is not actually familiar with Cannon Beach and the fact that many visitors stay in rental homes.
If you’re looking for a reason to hit up Cannon Beach this spring instead of Venice Beach and proximity and bus access aren’t enough of a reason, according to Dive In, a meal is only $18, a full $2 cheaper than a meal on Venice Beach.
You will, however, want to invest those extra $2 back into a sweatshirt. There will be minimal rollerblading in a bikini at Cannon Beach this spring.
– Lizzy Acker covers life and culture and writes the advice column Why Tho? Reach her at 503-221-8052, lacker@oregonian.com or @lizzzyacker
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