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Lighthouses stand sentinel atop windswept cliffs, sea smells waft up through the atmosphere and waves collide with a collision in which the Pacific Ocean satisfies the Columbia River below.

Called for Captain John Meares’ first thwarted voyage to obtain the Columbia, Cape Disappointment is steeped in Northwest history. This is actually the destination to explore U.S. army and legacies being maritime to have the tale of Lewis & Clark in addition to effectation of their Corps of Discovery Expedition on Native United states tribes.

Action to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center for interactive displays. Find overgrown ruins of armed forces bunkers and coastline protection batteries, and hear tales of two lighthouses therefore the attempts that are first achieve the Columbia River by ocean.

Gape during the views that are breathtaking. Introduce your motorboat from Baker Bay. Benson Beach is a favorite destination that is clam-digging and fishers want to put up in the North Jetty to get salmon and crab. The beaches at Cape Disappointment additionally lure kite-fliers, sand-castle builders and people whom want to walk and explore.

Don’t be astonished in the event that you leave Cape dissatisfaction fascinated by its complex and history that is multi-faceted enchanted by its legends and its particular vistas. This park will fill your sensory faculties and occupy the mind, and also you shall very long to come back.

Park features

Cape dissatisfaction is really a 2,023-acre camping park from the longer Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean and seeking to the mouth regarding the Columbia River. Continua a leggere Hike through old-growth woodland or just around freshwater lakes, saltwater marshes and ocean tidelands