State Park · Washington, United States
Cape Disappointment State Park
Cape Disappointment State Park is a state park in Washington, United States.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 46.2912° N, 124.0720° W |
| Managed by | Washington state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Cape 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.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Portland International Airport (PDX) · Portland, United States · 85.9 miles away
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) · Seattle, United States · 115.4 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Cape Disappointment State Park?
Cape Disappointment State Park is in Washington, United States (46.2912° N, 124.0720° W).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Washington_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Washington state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Disappointment_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).