Willapa Bay
Around Willapa Bay
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Willapa Bay
Where the river meets the sea and the oysters are always fresh.
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Welcome to the Willapa Bay region! Whether you're here for the oysters, the clams, or just the long sandy beaches, you'll find a quiet, friendly corner of the Pacific coast. Come for the kite festival, stay for the sunsets.
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The room
One room for everyone around Willapa Bay. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
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Things to do
- Cape Disappointment State Park Two lighthouses, Lewis and Clark trail, and dramatic cliffs.
- North Head Lighthouse Historic lighthouse with ocean views.
- Long Beach Boardwalk Famous for kite flying and beach access.
- Leadbetter Point State Park Birding and beach at the north end of the peninsula.
- Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds, salmon, and tidal flats.
- Oysterville Historic District 19th-century oyster town, now a quiet historic site.
- Outdoors Clam digging at low tide
- Outdoors Beachcombing for agates
- With kids Fly kites on Long Beach
- With kids Visit the lighthouses
- Evenings Sunset walks on the beach
- Evenings Stargazing at Cape Disappointment
- Locals love Clam digging flats
- Locals love Oyster farms
Through the year
- Washington State International Kite Festival August Huge kite festival on Long Beach, usually in August.
- Razor Clam Festival March Celebrates the razor clam with food, contests, and digging.
- Cranberry Harvest Festival October Honors the cranberry harvest with bogs tours and local goods.
- Willapa Bay Oyster Festival September Oyster shucking, seafood, and music in South Bend.
- Cathlamet Crab Festival July Dungeness crab feed and waterfront fun in Cathlamet.
Mild maritime climate with wet winters and dry summers. Best time to be out is July to September. Best: July to September for beach weather; spring for clamming; fall for cranberry harvest.
Talk like a local
- “the peninsula”
- The Long Beach Peninsula
- “the bay”
- Willapa Bay
- “clamming”
- Digging for razor clams
- “cranberry bogs”
- The cranberry fields
Getaways
Local flavour
Rooting for Seattle Seahawks (NFL), Seattle Mariners (MLB), Seattle Sounders (MLS), Seattle Kraken (NHL), Seattle Storm (WNBA)
Eat and drink
- Willapa Bay oysters Raw, pan-roasted, or in stew; the bay's oysters are a regional icon.
- Razor clams Dug from local beaches, often breaded and fried or made into chowder.
- Dungeness crab Caught in the Pacific and served in season.
- Cranberries Fresh, as sauce, juice, or baked into desserts; the bogs turn red in autumn.
- Smoked salmon A Pacific Northwest staple, often from local tribal or family smokehouses.
- Fish and chips From small coastal shacks, using local catch like cod or halibut.
Where people go
- Oyster farms Tidal flats and floating bags where oysters are cultivated.
- Cranberry bogs Flooded fields that turn crimson in autumn.
- Fishing harbors Working docks in Ilwaco, South Bend, and Raymond.
- Lighthouses Cape Disappointment and North Head, standing over the Pacific.
- State parks Cape Disappointment State Park and others with old-growth forest and beach.
- Long sandy beaches Long Beach and the peninsula, ideal for kite flying and clam digging.
- Small-town main streets Quaint shops and cafés in Raymond, South Bend, and Cathlamet.
- Clam digging flats Intertidal zones where locals harvest razor clams.
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Pacific and Wahkiakum counties, WA. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.