3.6 hr
Overview
This coastal hike doesn't take you to a 21st century beach although it does visit an early 19th century one: Lewis & Clark camped at a beach between North Head and McKenzie Head on November 18th, 1805, their first overnight at the Pacific Ocean. The site is now one mile inland because of sedimentation caused by the jetties at the mouth of the Columbia River. In addition to this historic site, the hike takes you to two headlands offering expansive views, one with a lighthouse and the other offering World War II gun emplacements to explore. Connecting them are trails through lush, old growth Sitka spruce forest and a swampy bottomland. The area is now part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks system (Cape Disappointment State Park, formerly Fort Canby State Park).
Trail Stats
10.6 km
358 m
94 m
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