Long Beach
Long Beach, WA
Twenty eight miles of continuous sand along the Long Beach Peninsula, marketed locally as the world's longest beach and treated as a public highway under Washington's Seashore Conservation Area. Driving is allowed on most of it outside posted zones, and the paved Discovery Trail runs parallel through Seaview, Long Beach, and Ocean Park for anyone who'd rather walk.
The scale and the drive-on access are genuinely unlike anywhere else on the coast, but downtown Long Beach gets loud and crowded in summer, so locals gravitate toward the quieter approaches at Klipsan or Oysterville.
How we score beachesThe Bolstad Approach downtown gets crowded and loud with kite festival traffic in August. Park at Klipsan Beach or Oysterville instead for the same 28 miles of sand without the lines.
Free at every approach, no Discover Pass needed for the beach itself. Bolstad and Ocean Park have the largest lots and fill first on summer weekends.
The Discovery Trail is paved and connects several approaches for anyone who'd rather not walk on sand. The Sid Snyder Approach in Seaview has a formal ADA-accessible ramp straight to the beach.
Summer brings the steadiest weather and the Washington State International Kite Festival in August. Storm watching draws its own crowd from November through February, when winter swells and wind make the beach dramatic rather than relaxing.
This isn't one entrance, it's a stretch with a few. Here's where locals actually meet up.
Seaview Approach
38th Street in Seaview, with Discovery Trail access, ample parking, and restrooms.
Get directions →Sid Snyder Approach
A paved, formally ADA-accessible approach at the north end of Seaview.
Get directions →Bolstad Approach
Marked by the World's Longest Beach arch, with a boardwalk, restrooms, and the town's busiest parking.
Get directions →Cranberry Approach
A quieter approach at Cranberry Road in north Long Beach, with limited parking and restrooms.
Get directions →Klipsan Beach Approach
225th Street in Klipsan Beach, limited parking, restrooms, and far fewer crowds than downtown.
Get directions →Oysterville Approach
The northernmost approach, near Leadbetter Point, quieter and less developed than the others.
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