Long Beach is a beachfront city in southwestern Washington State. It is the largest city on the Long Beach Peninsula, claimed to be the longest continuous beach in the United States.
Get in
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Washington State Route 103 (SR-103) is the main street through town.
U.S. Highway 101 (US-101) connects to SR-103 less than 1 mi (1.6 km) south of town, linking the peninsula to Astoria and the Pacific Coast.
Get around
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See
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- 1 Cranberry Museum (Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation), 2907 Pioneer Rd, ☏ +1 360 642-5553. Small museum displaying farming equipment and the history of cranberry farming in the region, next to a demonstration cranberry bog. Free.
- 2 World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Dr, ☏ +1 360 642-4020, [email protected].
- 3 World's Largest Frying Pan (more accurately, Washington's Largest Frying Pan).
Do
[edit]The 28-mile-long beach has room for everyone.
The Long Beach boardwalk wanders through the sand dunes at the edge of the beach, and the 8 mile Discovery Trail offers a pleasant walk or bike ride to Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment.
- Funland Family Fun Center, 200 Pacific Ave S, ☏ +1 360-642-2223. Arcade games, including virtual reality, and laser tag.
Events
[edit]- Washington State International Kite Festival. Third weekend of August. The largest kite festival in North America.
Buy
[edit]- Marsh's Free Museum, 409 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 360 642-2188. Large gift shop decorated with several sideshow curiosities, featuring Jake the Alligator Man.
Eat
[edit]- Pickled Fish, 409 Sid Snyder Dr, ☏ +1 360 642-2344. 8AM-10PM. Fresh and locally inspired cuisine served on the top floor of the hotel Adrift.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Boreas Inn Bed and Breakfast, 607 N. Ocean Beach Blvd, ☏ +1 888 642-8069.
- 1 Chautauqua Lodge, 304 14th St NW (At Pacific Ave (Hwy 103)), ☏ +1 360 642-4401, toll-free: +1-800-869-8401, [email protected]. Check-in: 2:00 pm, check-out: 11:00 am. Pet-friendly resort that features an indoor swimming pool, the largest conference room on the Peninsula, plus ample parking, the Lightship Restaurant and Columbia Bar.
Go next
[edit]Further up the peninsula are the small towns of Ocean Park and Oysterville.
Directly to the south is Seaview, then the fishing town of Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment State Park.
The nearest substantially larger city is Astoria, across the Columbia River in Oregon.
| Routes through Long Beach |
| Leadbetter Point SP ← Ocean Park ← | N  S
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→ Seaview → Ends at
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