Cheese shops · Tillamook
Blue Heron French Cheese Company
Blue Heron, at 2001 Blue Heron Drive just off Highway 101 south of Tillamook, is open every day from 8am to 6pm, with the deli serving until 5pm. It is free to come in, taste the brie and visit the petting farm, and no reservation is needed.
- Hours
- Daily, 8am to 6pm
- Deli
- 8am to 5pm
- Entry
- Free
- Also
- Petting farm, wine tasting
What You Can Do
Blue Heron has been in business for more than 40 years. It is a cheese and gift shop rather than a creamery you can tour: you sample its Blue Heron Brie and other cheeses, taste mustards, jams and dips, and browse a large gift store. Outside there is a petting farm for children and a candy shop selling Tillamook ice cream.
Food and Wine
The deli bakes its own bread and serves soups, sandwiches and salads, with daily specials, from 8am to 5pm. The wine bar pours Oregon wines by the glass, as tastings or as flights, and you can build a cheese board to go with them. On some evenings there is live music by the fire pit.
Staying Over
Blue Heron also runs camping on the property; ask through the camping contact on its website.
Getting There
Blue Heron is on the east side of Highway 101, about two miles south of the Tillamook Creamery, so most people visit both on the same day. Tillamook is about 90 minutes from Portland by car.
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Questions People Ask
Does Blue Heron make its own cheese?
Blue Heron sells its own Blue Heron Brie and a range of other cheeses, but it does not offer factory tours. For watching cheese being made, go to the Tillamook Creamery two miles north.
What are Blue Heron's hours?
Every day from 8am to 6pm. The deli serves from 8am to 5pm.
Is the Blue Heron petting farm free?
Visiting Blue Heron is free and needs no booking. Contact the petting farm through the email on its website for group visits.
Official site: blueheronoregon.com/pages/visit-us. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel.