Friday Harbor, San Juan Island

Friday Harbor is a community at the head of a protected embayment on the eastern coast of San Juan Island, the archipelago’s second-largest and most populous island, about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Victoria and 18 miles (29 km) west of Anacortes, Washington. The post Friday Harbor, San Juan Island appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

16 March 2025

Ozette Village, Cape Alava

Ozette is a historical Makah village at Cape Alava, the Olympic Peninsula’s westernmost point, about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of La Push and 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Neah Bay, Washington. The post Ozette Village, Cape Alava appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

15 March 2025

Grapeview, Case Inlet

Grapeview is a community that includes Allyn, Stretch Island, and Reach Island located on the western shore at the head of Case Inlet in South Puget Sound, about 19 miles (31 km) west-northwest of Tacoma and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Shelton, Washington. The post Grapeview, Case Inlet appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

7 March 2025

Kalaloch, Olympic National Park

Kalaloch is a resort, campground and ranger station on the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula, at the mouth of Kalaloch Creek in Olympic National Park, about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of La Push and 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of Taholah, Washington. The post Kalaloch, Olympic National Park appeared first on CoastView.

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1 March 2025

Point Wilson Light Station, Fort Worden

Point Wilson is the site of a historic light station on the grounds of former Fort Worden, situated on a low, broad sand spit that extends northeast for 1.5 miles (0.8 km) from the northern end of the Quimper Peninsula into Admiralty Inlet, about 31 miles (50 km) east of Port Angeles and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Port Townsend, Washington. The post Point Wilson Light Station, Fort Worden appeared first on CoastView.

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22 February 2025

Ebey’s Landing, Whidbey Island

Ebey's Landing is a beach on the southwest coast of Whidbey Island, on Admiralty Inlet in northern Puget Sound, about 45 miles (72 km) north-northwest of Seattle and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Coupeville, Washington. The post Ebey’s Landing, Whidbey Island appeared first on CoastView.

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12 February 2025

Slip Point, Clallam Bay

Slip Point sits on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the eastern end of Clallam Bay on the Olympic Peninsula, about 39 miles (63 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles and 0.7 miles (1 km) northeast of the community of Clallam Bay, Washington. The post Slip Point, Clallam Bay appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Washington

2 February 2025

Crescent Beach, Ecola State Park

Crescent Beach lies between Ecola Point and Chapman Point in Ecola State Park, about 20 miles (32 km) south-southwest of Astoria and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is accessible via a 1.5‑mile (2.4‑km) trail from Ecola Point. The post Crescent Beach, Ecola State Park appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

27 January 2025

Swantown, Budd Inlet

Swantown is a historic neighborhood at the southern end of Budd Inlet in South Puget Sound, about 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Tacoma and now part of downtown Olympia, Washington. The post Swantown, Budd Inlet appeared first on CoastView.

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20 January 2025

Winema Beach, Oretown

Winema Beach, a coastal strip adjacent to Winema Lake, was once the site of a town platted as Wi‑Ne‑Ma near Oretown in southern Tillamook County, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Lincoln City and 4 miles (6 km) south of Pacific City, Oregon. The post Winema Beach, Oretown appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

13 January 2025

Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery

Tatoosh Island is the largest of a small group of islands offshore from Cape Flattery and the site of a historic light station, situated on the Makah Reservation, about 34 miles (55 km) north of La Push and 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Neah Bay, Washington. The post Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery appeared first on CoastView.

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7 January 2025

South Beach, Yaquina Bay South Jetty

South Beach is a state park south of the jetty protecting the mouth of Yaquina Bay and extending for 1 mile (1.6 km) along the Pacific coast, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Waldport and 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Newport, Oregon. The post South Beach, Yaquina Bay South Jetty appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

31 December 2024

Turn Point, Boundary Pass

Turn Point is a headland with a historic light station on the northwest coast of Stuart Island overlooking Haro Strait to the west and Boundary Pass to the north, located on property that is part of the San Juan Islands National Monument, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Bellingham and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Friday Harbor, Washington. The post Turn Point, Boundary Pass appeared first on CoastView.

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24 December 2024

Crook Point, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Crook Point is a prominent headland within the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge that includes 1.4 miles (2.3 km) of shoreline with sandy beaches and areas of rocky intertidal, offshore rocks, islets, and subtidal reefs with kelp beds, about 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 11 miles (18 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon. The post Crook Point, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

4 December 2024

Cape Sebastian, Gold Beach

Cape Sebastian is a prominent headland with an elevation of about 640 feet (195 m) and is one of the 11 named capes along the Oregon coast, about 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south of Gold Beach and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Pistol River, Oregon. The post Cape Sebastian, Gold Beach appeared first on CoastView.

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21 November 2024

Humbug Mountain, Port Orford

Humbug Mountain rises 1,758 feet (536 m) from sea level on the southern coast of Oregon and lies entirely within Humbug Mountain State Park, about 21 miles (34 km) north of Gold Beach and 6 miles (10 km) south of Port Orford, Oregon. The post Humbug Mountain, Port Orford appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

7 November 2024

Tillamook Head, Ecola State Park

Tillamook Head is a steep rocky promontory with an elevation of approximately 1,200 feet (366 m), located in Ecola State Park, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Seaside and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The post Tillamook Head, Ecola State Park appeared first on CoastView.

CoastView • Oregon

12 October 2024

Sea Caves, Sea Lion Point

Sea Lion Caves are a connected system of sea caves and caverns open to the Pacific Ocean at Sea Lion Point, about 36 miles (58 km) south of Newport and 11 miles (18 km) north of Florence, Oregon. The post Sea Caves, Sea Lion Point appeared first on CoastView.

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6 October 2024