Camp 18 - Seaside, OR

A big country restaurant designed to look like a lumber camp, this place serves three huge meals a day, including giant omelets and eggs scrambled with Pacific Northwest razor clams.

80% Approval Rating (25 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Giant Cinnamon Roll ($4.00)

Pot Roast Dinner ($15.00)

Razor Clams & Eggs ($11.00)

Omelet ($8.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

" Camp 18 is the sturdiest restaurant in the West. A log cabin building the size of a train terminal, it features a main room supported by what the management believes to be the largest known ridge pole in the United States: twenty-five tons and five thousand ..." [Read More].

simpsonanddelilah

January 14, 2009

"I am a local and I'm sorry to say Camp 18 has gone downhill in the last four to five years. I took some guests to Camp 18 for lunch. I told them it was worth the drive because the food is great. I was never so embarrassed. The food was terrible, greasy, and ..." [Read More].

verlinden66

October 01, 2007

"I am originally from Oregon, living in Oklahoma. In all the years I lived in the Portland area and went to the coast I never went to Camp 18, even though everyone I met told me how great it is. When I came home to Oregon to visit my family with my new husband, who ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

4/20/2003 - Michael Stern, $10

Map & Directions

Mile Marker 18, Hwy 26, Seaside, OR
503-755-1818

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	Yes
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"The dining room is huge; running overhead is the largest known ridge pole in the United States. Tables down below are made of thick-cut wood and look like they weigh a thousand pounds each."
Michael Stern

"That's a normal-size dinner plate underneath this cinnamon roll, which is enough breadstuff for three people's breakfasts. A good 2-3 tablespoons of butter are melting fast in the center."
Michael Stern

"An extreme close-up of Camp 18's vividly fruity three-berry cobbler. It is served hot, with or without ice cream on top."
Michael Stern

"Everything in this place relates to logging ... even the carved sculptures on the front door."
Michael Stern

The theme in this giant log cabin restaurant is <U>wood</U> in all its glory.

"The theme in this giant log cabin restaurant is wood in all its glory."
Michael Stern

"Back when logging was a boom business hereabouts, each camp had a number. This logging museum / restaurant is named Camp 18 because it is at Mile Marker 18 on Highway 26."
Michael Stern