Cape Disappointment State Park

Cape Disappointment State Park
South end of Cape Disappointment and its lighthouse
Map showing the location of Cape Disappointment State Park
Map showing the location of Cape Disappointment State Park
Location in the state of Washington
Map showing the location of Cape Disappointment State Park
Map showing the location of Cape Disappointment State Park
Cape Disappointment State Park (the United States)
LocationPacific County, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°17′28″N 124°04′20″W / 46.29111°N 124.07222°W / 46.29111; -124.07222[1]
Area2,023 acres (8.19 km2)
Elevation20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
EstablishedEarly 1950s
OperatorWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
WebsiteCape Disappointment State Park

Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park) is a public recreation area on Cape Disappointment, located southwest of Ilwaco, Washington, on the bottom end of Long Beach Peninsula, the northern headlands where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. The state park's 2,023 acres (819 ha) encompass a diverse landscape of old-growth forest, freshwater lakes, freshwater and saltwater marshes, and oceanside tidelands. Park sites include Fort Canby, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, North Head Lighthouse, and Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.[2] Cape Disappointment is one of several state parks and sites in Washington and Oregon that are included in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Cape Disappointment State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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