North Cove (Washaway Beach)
North Cove, WA
North Cove sits at the southern end of the long Westport-to-Tokeland stretch of coast, a broad, sandy, driftwood-piled beach known locally as Washaway Beach for a reason. It's the fastest-eroding shoreline on the West Coast, losing over a hundred feet of land some years, and people come as much to see that slow-motion disappearance as to walk the sand itself.
Genuinely interesting for the erosion story and for how quiet and undeveloped it stays, but there's essentially no infrastructure, which keeps it a curiosity stop rather than a go-to beach day.
How we score beachesThere's no formal park infrastructure here, no marked lot, no restrooms, so treat it as an informal community beach and check locally for current parking before you go rather than expecting a developed access point.
No formal lot. Parking is informal and limited, worth confirming locally before a visit.
No paved paths or facilities; access is straight onto open sand.
Winter storms accelerate the erosion that makes this beach notable, so the shoreline itself can look different season to season. Summer is calmer and easier for a walk.
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