LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
1. ELMA
- Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds
- Grays Harbor Raceway
- Schafer State Park – river frontage with hiking, picnicking, fishing and camping
- Oaksridge Golf Course
2. MONTESANO
- County Seat – self-guided tours of Historic Grays Harbor County Courthouse
- Lake Sylvia State Park – secluded camping and river shoreline, hiking and interpretive trail
3. COSMOPOLIS
- Mill Creek Park – 57 acres of parkland in Cosmopolis with trails and a children's fishing pond.
- Makarenko Park – 39 acres of nature trails, soccer fields, a community garden and play areas
- Highland Golf Course
- Opal Art Glass – Glass-blowing studio and gallery
4. ABERDEEN
- Aberdeen Museum of History
- Driftwood Playhouse
- The Bishop Center for Performing Arts
- Sidney’s Casino
- Wynochee Dam and Lake – north of Aberdeen, popular scenic area for boating, camping, fishing and hiking
5. HOQUIAM
- Grays Harbor YMCA Family and Aquatic Center
- Seventh Street Theater
- Olympic Stadium
School – youth and adult sports, circuses, concerts, movies on the lawn and Loggers Playday - Polson Park and Museum
- Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge – stopover for thousands of shorebirds during spring and fall migrations
- Eighth and Ninth Street Landings on the downtown waterfront with walkways, picnics and barbecue areas along the river
- The rivers and harbor in Aberdeen and Hoquiam are well known for sport fishing, especially salmon
6. LAKE QUINAULT
- Three Rainforests on western slopes of the Olympics: Quinault, Queets and Hoh
- Lake Quinault Lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places; lake offers boating and fishing
- Activites in Quinault Rainforest include: hiking, camping, off-road biking, fishing, boating, waterfalls, wildlife viewing, and 30-mile Rainforest Loop Drive
- Locks Landing Golf Course – nine-holes
7. NORTH BEACH
- Ocean City, Copalis Beach, Pacific Beach, Moclips and Taholah
- Small beach communities with lodging, camping, and RV facilities
8. OCEAN SHORES
- Beautiful flat beach on 6-mile long peninsula for beachcombing, sunset picnics, kite flying, horseback riding, clam digging, bike riding, ocean fishing
- Damon Point, tip of peninsula, with hiking and birdwatching and view across Grays Harbor to Westport
- Ocean Shores Golf Course – 18 holes
- Duck Lake – waterskiing, 20 miles of interconnected freshwater lakes and canals for small boats, canoes and kayaks
- Ocean Shores Interpretive Center
- Quinault Beach Resort and Casino
- Ocean Shores Convention Center – numerous private conventions and many public events throughout the year
- Ocean City State Park, Route 115 – camping and RV
- Throughout Ocean Shores, abundant lodging, restaurants, shopping, antiques and galleries
9. WESTPORT
- Charter fishing from docks at Marina, Chinook and Coho Salmon
- Whale watching tours from Marina, March through May
- Westport Lighthouse, with original Fresnel lens, tours by Historical Society
- Westport Marina– numerous shops and restaurants, crab potting end of pier in season
- Westhaven State Park – paved oceanfront hiking/biking path
- Surfing – Westport chosen as best place to surf on Washington Coast
- Westport Maritime Museum
- Westport-Ocean Shores Passenger Ferry
- Homeport of Hawaiian Chieftain Tall Ship, summer months, outside Islander Motel
10. SOUTH BEACH
- Grayland, North Cove and Tokeland – beaches and razor clam digging
- Shoalwater Bay Casino
WEEKEND GETAWAYS
A. Seattle – Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Seattle Seahawks (football), Seattle Mariners (baseball), the original Starbucks
B. Puget Sound – Sight- seeing, hiking kayaking, boating
C. Victoria – British Columbia capital; garden tours, arts, culture, outdoor sports
D. Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Aquarium, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Space Center, gardens, art, theatre, 2010 Olympics
E Olympic National Park – North America’s largest remaining temperate rain forests (see local attraction #6, Lake Quinault), old-growth forests, snow skiing, camping, hiking, fishing
F. Hood Canal – Camping, hiking, boat launch, oysters, music festival
G. Point Defiance Park – Old growth forest, beaches, zoo, museum, marina
H. Wolf Haven International – Animal sanctuary with many public events
I. Northwest Trek – Wildlife park
J. Mount Rainier National Park – Hiking, camping, cycling, fishing, boating
K. Mount St. Helens – Active volcano; climbing, Johnson Ridge Observatory
L. Olympia – State capital
M. Vancouver, WA – Fort Vancouver, Lewis and Clark National Historic Park
N. Portland, OR – Oregon Zoo, Portland Art Museum, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
O. Astoria/Oregon Coast – Setting for many movies; spectacular coastal drive down U.S. 101