Griffiths-Priday State Park - Copalis River Spit — Friday, Jan. 11, 2013

Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area

We hiked to the Copalis River at the tip of the spit for a total of 4 miles RT. At about 1 1/4 miles we took a trail west (There's a red oil bucket at the junction.) through the dunes to the ocean where we walked the hard sand beach to the river. There were several shore birds along the beach. This was a very pleasant, peaceful, and easy hike on a beautiful, sunny, and cold day! We saw only 2 other hikers who only went about 3/4 of a mile. After returning to the parking lot we hiked to the pedestrian bridge and walked to Copalis Beach where there were hundreds digging for razor clams!