The North Beach area of the Washington Coast is mostly about spending time on the beach; hiking, beachcombing, sunbathing, having a campfire, watching the sea birds, flying a kite.

Some great walks include: the Griffiths Priday bird sanctuary park at Copalis Beach, Joe Creek at Pacific Beach, Pacific Beach State Park to the Stairs at Ocean Crest Resort.

A great side trip is to Point Grenville, on the Quinault Reservation. A beautiful stretch of truly natural beach with arches, haystacks, etc. You need to get a permit from the Quinault Police station Taholah, but this is an easy task.

On rainy days we suggest bowling at the Pacific Beach Resort & Conference Center, a trip to the Arcade at Ocean Shores, the Quinault Casino, or visit Lake Quinault just 45 minutes away for hiking, fishing, canoeing, and viewing Roosevelt Elk.

Surf kayaking is particularly good at Pacific Beach, with easy access from the State Park day use area.

Surf fishing is good almost everywhere along the coast, but access is best at Ocean City, Roosevelt Beach, Pacific Beach and Moclips.

Good food and a pleasant afternoon or evening of shuffleboard, pool or darts, is always available for adults at the Green lantern Tavern in Copalis Beach. A great local Tav, with good people and a very nice view of the Copalis River where it meets the ocean.

Below you can read a few articles written by locals about things to do on the Washington Coast.

Okay...the weekend is almost here. The decision has been made. You are going to the Washington Coast. You pack. You load. You drive. You arrive. After a relaxing dinner, you return to your room. The fire gets stoked and poked, and you settle down in the glow of the fire. You begin to think about what you are going to do in the morning when you get to the beach. You start a mental packing list of what you will need for that perfect day.

Well, here is a packing list for a day at the beach that could provide you with memories for a lifetime...Nothing. That's right...nothing. Puzzled?

After you wake up, go grab a bite to eat and a copy of the local tide tables. Find out what time high tide will be... and be on the beach about one hour before that. What are you doing? Beachcombing. The modern day equivalent of a treasure hunt. There are no guarantees you will find a treasure, but then again...

What kind of treasures are there to be found? Probably the most popular, and rare, find is net floats made of glass. They come predominantly in two shapes; rolling pin and ball. The floats end up on the North Beach after traveling across the Pacific from Japan. There aren't as many glass floats as there used to be, but they still show up.

Other fairly common treasures include plastic and foam floats, shells (especially sand dollars) bottles and items that have fallen from cargo ships during storms. It is not at all uncommon to find bottles for Japanese and Chinese products. Often, the bottles are imprinted with Japanese or Chinese characters indicating what used to be in the bottles. A few years ago, a cargo ship encountered a particularly nasty storm and lost several containers overboard. For over a year, hockey gloves, pads, and masks were washing up on the beach.

Among the rarer finds is Newcastle Coal. it's true. Over the years, many ships have sunk off our coast. Of particular interest is a collier that foundered in the shallows near Copalis rocks. Over time, the waves broke the ship apart and the Newcastle Coal it was carrying was spread on the bottom of the Pacific along the North Coast. sometimes, after a good storm, you can find chunks that have been washed up in the surf. Some chunks weigh over 100 pounds!

So for at least one foray to the beach, don't take anything. Maybe you'll bring back a treasure to put on the mantle at home.

Memories for a lifetime...from a day on The North Beach.