[1] The forest's recreation sites include campgrounds, hiking and backpacking trails, fishing, swimming and an interpretative center.

The Forest Center's features include a short film about the Tillamook Burn,[2] and a suspension bridge crossing the Wilson River.

With exhibits designed by AldrichPears Associates and architecture by MillerHull Partnership, the Center won the Oregon Tourism Achievement Award in 2007.

Weather in the Tillamook Rainforest is variable but can total more than 100 inches (2,500 mm) from late fall through early spring.

Much of the forest is young, as early deforestation was rampant[citation needed] and the Tillamook Burn, a large wildfire, passed through the area in 1933.