Long Beach (Washington)

town in Washington, United States

Long Beach is a city in the Southwest Washington region of Washington State. It is the largest city on the Long Beach Peninsula, claimed to be the longest continuous beach in the United States.

Get in

Get around

See

Shops along the main strip in Long Beach

Do

The 28-mile-long beach has room for everyone.

The Long Beach boardwalk wanders through the sand dunes at the edge of the beach, and the 8 mile Discovery Trail offers a pleasant walk or bike ride to Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment.

  • Washington State International Kite Festival. Third weekend of August. The largest kite festival in North America. 

Buy

  • Marsh's Free Museum, 409 Pacific Ave, ☏ +1 360 642-2188. Large gift shop decorated with several sideshow curiosities, featuring Jake the Alligator Man. (updated Jul 2024)

Eat

  • Pickled Fish, 409 Sid Snyder Dr, Long Beach, ☏ +1 360 642-2344. 8AM-10PM. Fresh and locally inspired cuisine served on the top floor of the hotel Adrift. (updated Feb 2018)

Drink

Sleep

Go next

Further up the peninsula are the small towns of Ocean Park and Oysterville.

Directly to the south is Seaview, then the fishing town of Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment State Park.

The nearest substantially larger city is Astoria, across the Columbia River in Oregon.

Routes through Long Beach
Leadbetter Point SP ← Ocean Park ←  N  S  → Seaview → Ends at


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