We enjoyed a lovely Father's Day weekend in Long Beach, WA. Since moving to OR, we have visited Long Beach quite a few times. It's only about 2.5 hrs. from home, making it the perfect place for a quick weekend getaway. Although we have visited many times, most of our stays have been in Hotels. This is only our second time camping there-and the first time in the RV. Exploring the Long beach Long Beach claims to be the "Worlds Longest Drivable beach". For this trip, we drove around, looked for shells and did some metal detecting while we were there. Unlike other beaches it's relatively clean (No rusty nails, and very few bottle caps). The beach, has been very windy every time we have gone there, but if you are into flying kites it's perfect for that! Strange sights on the beach While we were on the Beach we saw this creature. From far away it appeared to be a Penguin, but upon closer examination it was clear it had wings, After some google searching we believe it is a thick billed Murre. We also found a cabbage, Purple Sails (Velella), Whole Crabs, a Penny, beer can, 1-bottle cap, and a Fishing Lure. Good Eats Over the years we have found some great restaurants in Long Beach and the surrounding area. Although we didn't visit them all this trip, here are a few of our Favorites: Breakfast: Laurie's Homestead Breakfast in Seaview is well worth the wait! Lunch: Hungry Harbor Grille is convenient if you are down town and looking for something quick. On a nice day we enjoy eating outside on their picnic tables. If you are looking for a sit down restaurant, Castaways is a nice choice with a good variety menu. Dinner: Lost Roo is a short drive from downtown, but is always good. Bakery: The Cottage Bakery and Delicatessen is everything a bakery should be. It's fabulous (but cash only)! Ice Cream: It wouldn't be a trip to Long Beach without a trip to Scoopers. Family fun and roadside attractionsIf spending a day on the beach doesn't wear you out, you can find a lot of family fun activities in Long Beach. They have an Arcade, Go-Carts, tons of fun shops to browse, The "Worlds Largest Frying Pan", The "Worlds Largest Chopsticks", The "Worlds Largest Spitting Clam", and Jake the Alligator Man and other fun oddities at Marsh's Free Museum. Connor stopping by to say "Hi" to Jake the Alligator Man. Camping on the coast We stayed at Anderson's RV Park this trip. Some things we liked: It was quiet, and it was a reasonable walk to the beach. Be aware that none of the parks here are Ocean Front, as there are sand dunes separating you from the Ocean. Unfortunately the nightly rates here are spendy for a gravel parking lot with little space (and no privacy between spots). In addition to the high rates they also charge you extra fees above 2 people. They also charge for renting fire pits, and dogs. I wouldn't say this park is "Family Friendly". They provide a tiny picnic bench good for two adults. There are no activities for Children, and although they have a playground on their park map, the play structure was still in boxes (that have been outside for a while) waiting to be assembled. The bathrooms are very small, and provide little privacy with their short doors (although they were always clean). Next time, we are going to look at staying at the Pacific Holiday Resort or Cape Disappointment State Park and just driving up to Long Beach for the day. Have you been to Long Beach, WA? Do you have a favorite place to stay, visit or eat?
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