(Mid-June through Labor Day).īathrooms: Bathrooms are clean and spacious, and have changing tables.įood Services: The Farmhouse Cafe offers lots of kid favorites, such as grilled cheese sandwiches, cheeseburgers, and more. And best of all, taste our award-winning cheeses, 38 flavors of ice cream and the hearty meals available in our Farmhouse Cafe!”ĭate last visited: We were last there in July 2006.ĭistance off the interstate: Directly off Hwy 101. Smell the delicious aroma of freshly baked waffle cones. Touch the interactive kiosk screens to learn about our cooperative and our products. Hear about our history and the cheesemaking process. Definitely try the curds (they’re surprisingly great!) and stop by the store, too!įrom the official website: “See our cheesemakers and packaging staff at work. Find out how Tillamook Cheese is made and. You can take a self-guided tour of the production floor (viewed from above), then sample all the cheese you want (yes you read that right!). We invite you to join the nearly one million fans who visit our Cheese Factory in Tillamook, Oregon, each year. to 8 p.m.Located conveniently along scenic Highway 101 between the tourist towns of Cannon Beach and Lincoln City, the Tillamook Cheese Factory makes for a great pit stop and picnic lunch spot (1-2 hours max).
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*Entrance to Tillamook Cheese is free and they are open daily, year-round (except for Thanksgiving and Christmas).Ĩ a.m. The tour was fascinating and one I would definitely repeat! Again, this was a lunch at a cheese factory- so if grilled cheese is on the menu, and for 11 dollars, it should be pretty epic. Then we moved on to the second line outside which was for ice cream. My trio was Tillamook Mudslide, Mountain Huckleberry, and Malted Moo Shake (a new flavor which will hopefully be in stores soon, because it was goooooood!). Tillamook burger with white cheddar, swapped fries for curds. Cheese Shops, Ice Cream, Local Flavor (503) 815-1300. My mom and I each got a sampler, which allows you to pick 3 small scoops of whatever flavors you choose. View the online menu of Tillamook Creamery and other restaurants in Tillamook, Oregon. We love our cheese!) There is also a ginormous ice cream counter where you can order one of the many flavors of ice cream that Tillamook makes. (I purchased a Tillamook t-shirt for each member of the Fuji family. is drinking a Cocoa Cow - Chocolate Milk Stout by Sunriver Brewing Company at Tillamook Cheese Factory. After you finish the tour they have a large gift shop where you can purchase cheeses and other Tillamook products, as well as Tillamook t-shirts and other souvenirs. More than 1.7 million pounds of milk arrive at the factory every day and approximately 167,000 pounds of cheese are made each day (it takes 10 pounds of milk just to make 1 pound of cheddar cheese!).Īt the end of the tour they have a cheese bar where you can sample a variety of the cheeses that Tillamook makes. Milk arrives at the factory within 1 hour of leaving the farm and is then turned into cheese within 24 hours of arrival. I sat watching a conveyor belt of 40 pound cheese blocks move through a large room to be weighed before being cut into 2 pound blocks, packaged, and then sent on to age in a special storage room. Tillamook has been going strong every since! The tour of the factory is self-guided, meaning you can go at your own pace, taking as much or as little time as you want to watch the goings-on and to read the numerous placards placed through the tour area that talk about the history of Tillamook and give in-depth detail to the cheese-making process, watch video presentations, and use interactive kiosks.
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In 1909 a series of small creameries joined forces to form the Tillamook County Creamery Association and produce Tillamook cheese. The trees and moss combined with some fog creeping through the trees had me half believing that I might catch a glimpse of Hansel and Gretel leaving a trail of bread crumbs to follow home. The drive takes you through forests of trees covered in bright green moss, giving them a fairytale-esque feeling. The drive takes you through the middle of the Tillamook State Forest, which ended up being some of the most beautiful scenery that we saw, which is saying a lot since we spent one of our days driving the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway, which is spectacular. Initially I wondered if we wanted to spend 3 hours out of our limited time making the drive all the way out to do the factory tour, but we really, really wanted to do it, so we decided to make a go of it. The factory is located 2 miles north of the city of Tillamook, an hour and half drive west from Portland. User-friendly informational placards and historical displays recount Tillamook Valleys dairy history from 1851, when settlers began importing cows. Even if you’re not a cheese lover like I am, a visit to the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Tillamook, Oregon is worth the trip.
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