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Ilwaco

Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse, 3.7 miles southeast off US 101, is the home of one of the largest search and rescue facilities in the state; it also houses the Coast Guard's only heavy-weather Motor Lifeboat School. A local landmark is the Colbert House, built in Chinookville in 1872 and moved by barge to its present-day location at the corner of Spruce and Quaker streets.

Ilwaco is a popular sport fishing port. Charter operators specialize in guided fishing trips for salmon, halibut, tuna, bottom fish and sturgeon; the prime fishing season is May through October. A Washington fishing license, available from charter operators, is required.

Things to Do

Cape Disappointment State Park

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

North Head Lighthouse

Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

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