The Maritime Museum dock is located on Marine drive just east of downtown Astoria, Oregon. It is located at the foot of 17th Street and is hard to miss. There is almost always a Coast Guard 
Cutter (usually USCG Cutter "Alert") at the dock, as seen in the picture to the left, and the Lightship Columbia can be seen there all the time as it is permanently docked, and an exhibit of the Maritime Museum. You cannot board the lightship without a ticket receipt from the museum, which is a great thing to see, but not a quick trip so I won't go into any detail about it here. Occassionally you will also find a large paddle-wheeler docked here as it makes it run from Portland to Astoria and back. Not only is it interesting to see the ships docked there but you get a spectacular view of the Columbia River, with the Astoria-Megler Bridge and the Pacific Ocean to the west, and far up the Columbia River presented to the east. You might catch a glimpse of a sea lion or two in the water or on the little dock attached to the big dock, as well as local fishermen trying to catch sturgeon off the main pier. I spent a few summers and caught many sturgeon from this beautiful location.
Cutter (usually USCG Cutter "Alert") at the dock, as seen in the picture to the left, and the Lightship Columbia can be seen there all the time as it is permanently docked, and an exhibit of the Maritime Museum. You cannot board the lightship without a ticket receipt from the museum, which is a great thing to see, but not a quick trip so I won't go into any detail about it here. Occassionally you will also find a large paddle-wheeler docked here as it makes it run from Portland to Astoria and back. Not only is it interesting to see the ships docked there but you get a spectacular view of the Columbia River, with the Astoria-Megler Bridge and the Pacific Ocean to the west, and far up the Columbia River presented to the east. You might catch a glimpse of a sea lion or two in the water or on the little dock attached to the big dock, as well as local fishermen trying to catch sturgeon off the main pier. I spent a few summers and caught many sturgeon from this beautiful location.Jeremy's Insider Tips- Bring a light jacket, binoculars, and a camera if you can. There is plenty of parking and only a walk of about 50 yards out onto the dock. Unfortunately the Coast Guard no longer gives tours of their ships, but you can get right up next to the ships and they are impressive to see.
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