SEAVIEW
BEACH, DUNES AND
COMFORTABLE RECREATION
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eaview was founded in 1881 by Jonathon
L. Stout and his wife, Anne Elizabeth
Gearhart, daughter of Phillip Gearhart,
for whom the town in northwest Oregon
is named. The two villages share parallel
traditions of history and charm.
Seaview is located between Ilwaco
and Long Beach but has a character very distinct
from its two neighbors. It is, most would agree,
one of the Peninsula’s most “classy” villages.
Seaview is home to some wonderful B&Bs
and restaurants, including the comfortable
Shelburne Inn — a National Historical Landmark
— and the fantastic Depot Restaurant. Also check
out the eclectic Sou’wester Lodge & Cabins.
Seaview’s water-front is a popular launching
spot for walks south and north on the Northwest’s
longest beach.
It is somewhat less busy in the summer than
the Long Beach seashore access routes to the
north, and thus makes for a more peaceful setting.
It is in Seaview where growth (also called
accretion) of the beach is most noticeable, with
2,000 feet or more of dunes separating the
village’s original shoreline from the ocean today.
This means several shipwreck sites lie under what
is now dry land, including those of the Vandalia
which wrecked in 1853 with a loss of nine lives,
and the Marie, which wrecked in 1852, also with
a loss of nine.
This is a classic Northwest beach, the original
seashore resort for the Portland elite, and
deservedly so. There are miles of clean sand,
many shorebirds, friendly people and pretty views
of the distant cliffs and bobbing crab boats.
The Discovery Trail threads its way through
the Seaview dunes, providing a walking/biking
path all the way from northern Long Beach to
Ilwaco.
Clam diggers, surf fishermen and hardy surfers enjoy the Peninsula's southern beach from Seaview to Fishing Rocks in Cape Disappointment State Park. — OBSERVER FILE PHOTO
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