Ocean Shores Beach
Ocean Shores, WA
Ocean Shores runs a wide, flat, legally drivable beach the length of its peninsula, part of the same Seashore Conservation Area highway system as Long Beach further south. It's one of the most car-accessible beaches on the Washington coast, with named approach roads running straight from town onto the sand.
Genuinely convenient and drivable, a real workhorse beach for the town, though the ease of access means RV traffic and summer crowds near downtown.
How we score beachesChance A La Mer downtown is the easiest approach but also the busiest. Taurus Street or Ocean Lake Way a little further south put you on the same beach with a fraction of the traffic.
Free to park directly on the sand at any marked approach, no Discover Pass needed for the beach. Spaces near downtown fill first on summer weekends and during razor clam openings.
Every listed approach is a paved road straight onto hard-packed sand, easy for strollers and beach wheelchairs on the upper beach.
Dogs are allowed on leash along the beach, with a dedicated off-leash access at the Butter Clam Street approach.
Razor clam season, typically fall through winter when tides allow, brings crowds even in cold weather. Summer is calmer weather-wise but busier with regular beachgoers.
This isn't one entrance, it's a stretch with a few. Here's where locals actually meet up.
Chance A La Mer
The main downtown approach, closest to the core of Ocean Shores and the busiest access.
Get directions →Pacific Blvd Approach
The first access south of downtown, quieter than Chance A La Mer.
Get directions →North Jetty
The south end of the peninsula where it meets the Grays Harbor entrance, popular for jetty fishing and crabbing alongside the beach.
Get directions →SR-115 Terminus
Where the highway runs straight onto the beach instead of turning into town, known locally as "the gates."
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