Pacific County (pop. 20,920) is in the southwestern corner of Washington. It’s the only Pacific County in the U.S.
Willapa Bay, the second-largest estuary on the U.S. Pacific coast, is a major producer of oysters.
San Francisco Bay is larger.
The county seat of Pacific County is the city of South Bend (pop. 1,637).
Pacific County Courthouse (1909)
Comedian and six-time presidential candidate Pat Paulsen (1927-1997) was born in South Bend.
The largest city in Pacific County is Raymond (pop. 2,886). It reached its peak of population (4,260) in 1920.
Raymond Theatre (1928)
Raymond has a collection of more than 200 metal sculptures scattered along its roads and highways.
The project started in 1993.
West of Raymond, the community of Tokeland is the home of the Tokeland Hotel, the oldest resort hotel in Washington. It opened in 1889.
Bathrooms are down the hall.
The Long Beach Peninsula, which encloses Willapa Bay, has 28 miles of continuous sand beaches. The peninsula, popular with visitors from Seattle and Portland, has several state parks.
Cape Disappointment Light in foreground
The resort city of Long Beach is the home of the World Kite Museum and Marsh’s Free Museum, featuring Jake the Alligator Man.
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