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 Washington’s
Southern
Ocean
Beaches
The southern beaches are on the Long Beach Peninsula. The western shore of the Long Beach peninsula is blessed with long
and wide sandy beaches. The Long Beach area claims
to have the longest beach in the world as you can see in the photo
below.
The beach is long, to be exact, it is 26 miles long. The arch is over one of the beach access
roads. The area is growing because of
its proximity to Portland,
Oregon.
The map to the left is of the beaches in southwestern Washington State
and northwest Oregon
State. The map shows
the different ways to access Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. The best access is US-30 from Portland. If traveling from the north, the fastest
route takes you across the bridge in Longview,
over the Columbia River , then taking US-30 to the coast where you cross back
over the Columbia River in Astoria,
Oregon. Washington’s
WA-4, from Longview
is slower and windy road but a good option if you want to see some new
scenery.
The Long Beach Peninsula is immediately north of the Columbia
River’s outlet into the Pacific Ocean. The peninsula runs north 26 miles from the
Columbia River forming a sea barrier for Willapa Bay. Because the Columbia
River is a great source of sand, the beaches are infilling along
the peninsula’s western coast. Sites
where ships went aground in the late 1800’s are now covered by sand and far
from the shore.
Driving on the
beach
They have been driving on the beach on the Long Beach Peninsula since the automobile first
got to the northwest. You will find
most of the beach is open all year but there are some areas that are
closed. The speed limit is 25 MPH and
the beach is patrolled heavily. We
have more information on our Resort Area page.
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