Moclips, WA is located in the northwest corner of Grays Harbor County in Washington State. Grays Harbor County is shown in red on the Washington State Counties map below on this page.

Getting to Moclips

From Seattle travel 75 miles south on Interstate-5 to Olympia, WA. Then take US-101/WA-8/US-12 (all the same road) west to Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Then head west/north on US-101 to the turnoff to WA-109. Take WA-109 for for 30 miles to Moclips.

Some History

This area was the historic home of the Quinault Tribe. The first Europeans here were the Spanish in 1775. In 1792 Captain Robert Gray of Boston explored the area and found Grays Harbor as well as the Columbia River.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition on 1804 opened the flood gates on American settlement into the northwest and in 1855 the Olympia Treaty was sign my Chief Taholah forming the Quinault Indian Reservation that lies just north of Moclips.

American settlement of the area began in the 1850’s. During the last half of the 19^th century the land was homesteaded. By the turn of the century the economy was based on timber, fishing, razor clams, and tourism.

Around 1905 the Northern Pacific Railroad extended its line to Moclips making it the farthest west terminus of a railroad in the United States. In 1905 the Moclips Beach Hotel was built with 100 rooms. It burned five months after opening. It was rebuilt with 270 rooms. In February of 1911 the hotel was demolished by a Pacific Storm. Over time the lumber mill and other commercial establishments also burned.

WA-Counties01-GraysHarbor Today almost nothing of those times remains in the community. The railroad station and the railroad rails have been gone since the end of World War II. Moclips is now a quiet beach community. At the time of our last visit to Moclips the only restaurant was at the Ocean Crest Resort.

Moclips is only 18 miles from all of the tourist facilities at Ocean Shores on WA-109. There are also tourist facilities in the different communities along WA-109 in Pacific Beach, Copalis Beach, Ocean City, and Ocean Shores.

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Establishments we recommend in the Moclips area

Oceanfront Accommodations
Moonstone Beach Motel 4849 Pacific Avenue PO Box 156 Moclips, WA 98562 – Visit the web site This friendly beach motel is only 50 feet from the Pacific Ocean Beach.
RV Park	Marina

Restaurants	Museums
Ocean Crest Restaurant – 360-276-4465 - 4651 State Route 109, PO Box 7, Moclips, WA 98562 Visit the web site This cozy restaurant offers outstanding cuisine and spectacular ocean views. Sadly this wonderful restaurant burned down in June of 2011. There are plans in the works to rebuild. Hopefully it can be accomplished soon.	Museum of the North Beach Moclips-by-the-Sea Historical Society PO Box 231 Moclips, WA 98562 http://www.moclips.org/

Listings in Moclips, WA by category

Lodging

Hotel – limited services (no room service)

Ocean Crest Resort – 360-276-4465 - Visit the web site

4651 State Route 109, PO Box 7, Moclips, WA 98562

Condominiums

Hi Tide Ocean Resort – 360-276-4142 or 1-800-moclips - Visit the web site

4890 Railroad Avenue, Moclips, WA 98562

Motels

Moonstone Motel – See details in recommended motels, above

Vacation Rentals

Gull Wing Inn – 360-276-0014 - http://www.gullwinginn.com/

4852 Pacific Ave, Moclips, WA 98562

Restaurants

American

Northwest Cuisine

Ocean Crest Restaurant see Recommended Restaurants above

Steak & Seafood

Attractions

Museum of the North Beach see recommended above

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