First of all, we went there to buy cheese curds and get some ice cream, but by the time we made it to the cheese shop, they were all out for the day! It was only like 2 in the afternoon so my advice is go for the curds as soon as you walk in the door! The ice cream... more

I generally avoid tourist traps, particularly ones aimed at getting my money. Tillamook Cheese Factory was surprisingly interesting. They offer a self-guided tour, including several short, interesting, and well-produced videos, that explains how the cooperative dairy gathers milk and processes it into both cheese and ice cream. You can view the factory floor from an upstairs viewing area, which I... more

Visited on a Monday with what seemed like the rest of the state of Oregon. The Ice Cream is Awesome!!! There are what seems like infinite flavors and they are all good. The self-guided tour is really educational and you can watch the cheese being made. At the end of the tour, you can sample different kinds of cheese. We... more

This is just a fun little stop. It is interesting to see them making and packaging the cheese. And by all means get the ice cream! It is delicious! more

Tillamook Cheese Factory We loved the free samples of ice cream (just amazing) and cheese. The videos and the observation areas were cool. Despite the large crowds of people we saw going into and out of the building, things seemed to move along pretty well. This was much more worth the stop than the Blue Heron place south of Tillamook. more

This summer both the wife and I were doing a road trip from Seatlle to Portland to Seatlle. Traveling south along the coastal road enjoying the view of the Pacific Ocean and country side you come to the town of Tillamook. It is located in the middle of nowhere but you find everybody there! As we passed by the Cheese... more

The Tillamook Cheese Factory is one of our traditional stops on along the Oregon Coast. A great place to stop and stretch you can view a short film on the cheese making process and then walk through a free self guided tour of the factory. From the viewing area you can watch workers preparing the vats of cheese and then... more

Make sure to pull off of 101 as you approach the Tillamook Cheese Factory. The self-guided tour is interesting, watching the assembly line packing of their cheese. Then you can taste several of their excellent cheeses, and of course are able to buy some also. My wife and I are ice cream lovers, so had to have a scoop (or... more

We have toured the Tillamook Cheese Factory many, many times. We take visitors here that have not seen the area before and they just loved it. I love the squeeky cheese and the Brown Cow ice cream. There is a viewing center and a cool gift shop, too. more