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Griffiths-Priday State Park - Copalis River Spit — Friday, Jul. 8, 2022

Southwest Washington > Long Beach Area

There was one other vehicle in the parking lot.  We saw NO ONE on the beach for the entire 3 hours that we are on the trail and beach, and best of all no vehicles on the beach either.  If you want a little beach solitude, this is apparently the place to go.

There were some lupine and yarrow blooming amidst the beach grass.  The beach had many flocks of little shore birds very focused on a particular band of the beach.  There were loads of crab and crab parts parked at a previous high tide line.  There was a block of wood with baby clams growing on it.  It was warm and sunny with a very light breeze.  Basically, a fabulous day at the beach.

The trail is easy to follow.  And it's evolving.  We visited maybe 18 months ago.  There was a lot more water in Connor Creek, such that we spent a good amount of time watching parts of the river bank plunge into the river.  Some of the former trails indicate where the river bank as been eroded.  There was substantially less water in the river today - more creek and less river.

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