My family has traveled to 33 states, but none has wowed us as much as this coastal gem – and, no, it’s not Hawaii

• My wife, four kids, and I have been to 33 states together including Hawaii , California, and Maine.
• Still, Oregon is our favorite state we’ve visited, and we recently spent eight days exploring it.
• Oregon is filled with natural beauty, family-friendly activities, and great, uncrowded beaches.

My wife and I have four young children who have traveled with us all over the country.

To date, we’ve been to 33 states including famously scenic ones like Hawaii, Maine, California, and Montana — and we’ve found many things to love about each one. But we’ve never discovered a state that wowed us like Oregon did during a recent eight-day road trip.

Across its sprawling coastline, pristine state parks, and eclectic cities, we found so much to love about the Beaver State — and so many reasons to want to return.

We appreciated the picturesque beaches and were happy to find them uncrowded

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