Beautiful day to be on the beach in the northwest with my family. Perfect weather, mom having a…read moregreat time.

Overrated and run down. Not sure what all the hype is about. Restaurants are ok if you can get into…read moreone. Grocery stores are lacking and the gift shops sell all the same things . For whatever reason we had a lot of trouble getting into any type of restaurant. We visited seabrook which is a 30 minute drive and it's worth the visit. If you choose to come know that it will be cold and windy in the middle of July. We thought it would be warmer, poor planning on our part. We don't plan on coming back . You're not missing anything by not coming here. Lots of cute deer roaming around so if you choose to, drive carefully.

Not a lot of people here on a sunny Monday afternoon, probably because it's super windy so it's…read moregreat for surfers, but not where I'd go to relax at the beach. The parking lot isn't far from the beach, but you walk down a sandy path which my 81 year old mom managed, but I'm worried about the walk back. It's sunny but cold. It was really hard to put a blanket down because the wind kept threatening to carry it away. This would be great on another day, but I don't know if it's ever not windy.

What? There is a jetty and there were SURFERS!? My first time seeing surfers in Washington ocean…read more I especially was surprised by the SOFT sand in addition to sand dollars and pretty rocks found. To my surprise I also saw Marram grass before walking onto the beach. You do need a Discovery Pass to get in. There were enough parking. Not sure about the bathrooms. It is close to Westport downtown area.

My family and I went crabbing and fishing at the Marina from July 5-7, 2026!!! It was a very fun…read moretime for all of us. The first day, we checked out the Fisherman's Boardwalk and crabbed/fished for over 7 hours. Caught a few Sea bass and limited out on Dungeness Crab! It was a pretty enjoyable day. Our second and third days were not as good because the weather was a bit colder, cloudy and very windy. Took a while to get our limit of crabs, but had no such luck getting the fish we wanted. Overall, we all had a whole lot of fun on our 3-day trip to Westport, WA! Got an ample amount of Dungeness Crab to take home and some Sea bass as well. Definitely needed a Vacay away from home and also from work. Even a short trip like this was beneficial to relax and rejuvenate ourselves.

No, I don't have a boat or particularly like to fish but I do like to go to the Westport Marina…read more For one it's where a lot of the businesses are located and it's where special events are sometimes located. We went to the Marina one year for a pirate festival in which people of course dressed as pirates but a good runner up was mermaid costumes. It was a good time! You can also go on the jetty and get a great view of the Olympic Mountains and see the town of Ocean Shores across the water. Good views from the jetty and it gets even better going to where the fishermen are on the boardwalk. There is also a tower to go up on the west side of the marina for good views as well. When Steve and I were walking along the docks and bridges of the marina we spotted a some aquatic wildlife like harbor seals and jellyfish.

We stopped by on our day trip. Easy access to get to the beach. It's always helps that it's sunny…read moreand so nice out. Little cloudy over the Copalis Rock, but it cleared out. The drive on the beach turns towards the left. Went quite a ways down with cars lines up. Lots of kites and picnics. Sand seemed pretty packed down, which made the drive great! The beach was clean, and the fresh air was nice. You can also hike to the left, and it was peaceful and not as busy. The entrance also has parking, porta-potty, and one garbage can outside of the porta-potty. The upkeep on the porta-potty needs to be updated. It's disgusting, and the beach is such a nice location. I'm giving a five-star since this beach brings all the amazing PNW to one location. Beautiful bluffs, green landscape, and the amazing beach....Just wait until the next town to go to the bathroom. We will be returning again soon.

The most expansive beach I've ever been on. Think: sand for miles, with miles of depth and not a…read moreton of people. It filled my hopes that there's still parts of the earth that are untouched and yet to be hit by consumerism or tourism. We could drive straight on to the sand which was surreal, and even got to go clamming. In the evening (low tide) people come from all over the state to try their hand at clamming. Tip: you need to get a clam license beforehand and that will limit the amount of clams you can snag from the beach (you also bring your own equipment). The sunset is gorgeous, as it reflects on the puddles of water on the beach. Highly recommend.

Access point is actually Damon Road. A lot of 1 way lanes so it took longer to get here. Expansion…read moreocean views that stretches for miles. Nice breeze, some overcast. Intertidal was -1? Alot of cars parked right at the beach, darker smoother sand. Razor clamming was enjoyable and need to prepare with waders. Note to self: Check out Costco in Lacey (last stop before heading the coast).

Calm and beautiful beach, has a different vibe to it and of course the amazing sunsets.read more

I was a little apprehensive at first glance but this trail/boardwalk was a shady and avian delight!…read more Park along the road before the gate. Walk about 8 minutes on a newly paved ashfalt road along side the airplane hangers. Eventually you find the chiseled wooden sign inviting you in. A beautiful and pleasant board walk for about 15 minutes which loops back. No restrooms or water fountains. Well maintained walk with lots of birds singing and flying above you.

The Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is a hidden harbor gem. Accessed by way of Bowerman Field…read more(a small airport in Hoquiam), look for the information kiosk at the end of the airport road. There is limited parking available. From there, follow the paved road past the row of hangers until you come to the sign for Sandpiper Trail. From this point, you will be on an elevated boardwalk trail. You will pass through and be able to view multiple habitats along the way: Estuaries, open salt water, saltmarsh and mudflats. Take caution during the Fall and Winter due to slippery conditions when wet leaves cover the boardwalk! This is a "rest stop" for thousands of migratory birds. Some traveling from as far south as Argentina and some traveling as far north as the Artic. There are four major staging areas for shorebirds in North America and this is one of them. While you'll find the greatest concentration of migratory birds during the Spring, the refuge is worth visiting year round. The trail is surrounded by mostly Alder, Cottonwood & Willows and the dense thickets provide ample refuge for the birds. This is a great trail for all ages and capabilities with several places to stop, rest on benches & take in the beauty of the refuge.

Staff is helpful and made our experience fun and exciting. Good for all age groups. Nice, easy day…read moreand other amenities.

My boyfriend and I had no right having as much fun as we did at the Westport Aquarium! We walked…read morein, looking to kill time, and we're greeted enthusiastically by Mark, the owner and head of household. We talked for ages, he shared with us his passion for wildlife, gave us background information on nearly everything in the aquarium, and set us up for a fun little exploratory venture. After we got our little cup of shrimp, we were off - we fed the fish and the ducks, read every little piece of information available, and checked in with Mark anytime we wanted to learn a little more. You could be in and out of here in a matter of minutes, but we took our time and enjoyed this quaint, local, and loved aquarium for what it is.

we came here last Sept with 8 people and 9 horses. we loved it and are coming back this year…read more Plenty of room for our trailers , horses loved the beach. Carol was super nice to work with.

This place is pure magic. The magic is not produced by a wand, but by people--good people. Okay,…read moreand ponies and puppies. But mostly by people. There was some brief confusion when I booked the reservation. I had not realized it was a "horse hotel" with multiple stalls and also campsites as well as rooms. My disappointment was replaced by pure joy upon learning that humans can stay here too, as well as hybridized beings like myself (a centaur)! Everything here is done the old fashioned way, the right way: with kindness, trust, love and simplicity. Staying here will make your heart ache for a simpler time when folks were able to conduct business with a handshake, where their first priority was just treating each other how they want to be treated themselves, with dignity and decency. We came here almost my accident. I'll be honest. Ocean Acres was not in my first, second--or even top five--picks of places to go. We were aiming at much further up the coast. I could find almost nothing and what I could find was neither affordable nor desirable. We did not want to go to some sterile resort where you exist to be milked and sent on your way. We wanted to be in a place that was family-owned and served a purpose beyond just making money as efficiently as possible. We wanted to be somewhere that had actual personality, not just a hollow façade with a minimal, lazy attempt to lure visitors and nothing else. Ocean Acres Horse Hotel was--is--the jackpot on all accounts. Because of a recent death of a family member after a prolonged illness, it was important to be in a place with healing energy. I had a good feeling the moment I navigated my way to Ocean Acres' minimalist website and saw they have no automated process for automated or online bookings. Everything is done personally, over the phone. The owner, Carol did not even ask for my last name, the make of my vehicle or a credit card to reserve the room. She asked us to pay in cash when we arrived. When we did arrive, the first thing I did was try to pay, but she insisted we wait until morning to do so! She wanted us to be able to settle in, relax, and get a good night's sleep first. WHAT?! My thought was: who the hell are you and what time period do you hail from? Where is your time machine? Such a small gesture, but to be endowed with that level of trust by a stranger doing business with me...I cannot think of another time in my 46 years that that's happened. Again, you may think I am making too much of it, but being shown such trust and kindness so quickly had an immediate healing effect on us. It is impossible to discuss Ocean Acres without talking about Carol and her husband, the owners. I don't know how they do it. I could barely keep up with all the adventures they shared with us. Carol is a polymath of the first rank. Her amazing breakfasts held us in good stead the entire time we were there. We ate with the other guests--sometimes sharing a table--in their family dining room! Whilst cooking up innovative and astounding savory and sweet detectibles, Carol regaled us with stories about her life, her work, her relationship to horses, the wheeling and dealing required to get hay. We were also surrounded by her work--stunning oil portraits and bronze sculpture, for which she had rightly won awards. Carol and her husband knew we were hurting, and they pulled out all the stops to help us. They lent us their own, personal ebikes (which were so much fun to take on country roads, tooling around cranberry bogs, little ponds and abandoned farmsteads), Her cooking was phenomenal. She knew we loved animals but had none of our own, so she introduced us to their collie dog Price, with whom we quickly became BFF's in a neverending game of fetch, told us what foods her mini-pony (or was it a mini-donkey?) likes to be fed. And of course, there were other people and their beautiful steeds all around. Just being in the presence of so many happy critters and people had a very good effect on us; it was so needed. The property begins at the highway, off which a short, paved driveway leads to and terminates behind the main house, where the owners live and some of the rooms are. Then, a dirt road goes straight back (west) about a mile--all the way to the sea--passing by a beautiful barn, stalls, campsites, forest, meadows, a pond and other bucolic scenes on the way. Strolling the road on the property (and biking on it) was one of my favorite things to do there. If you ever pined for things (and people) with a personal touch, if you ever just wanted to drop out of the game and NOT be treated like a number, a walking phat money bag with a dollar sign over your head, if you miss interacting like a regular human with other regular humans, if you ever needed some puppy time but had no puppy of your own, if you ever wanted to feel safe, breathe in serenity like it floated in the ethers, if you ever just wanted a really damn good breakfast...Ocean Acres is THE place for you.