LONG BEACH
ong Beach is a fun place, famous in the Northwest for
its eccentric charm, its bustling summer sidewalks, its
many festivals and soaring kites. It also is a place of
incredible natural assets: miles of beach, dunes and
forests.
Founded in 1880 by Henry Harrison Tinker
from Maine, Long Beach has been a resort town
since the beginning.
Unlike many “beach” towns, Long Beach is a place with
a solid core of reality — the people who make their homes
here love it. It is, first and
foremost, a community. When
you visit Long Beach, what you’ll
experience is a bright little town
that happens to be on the beach.
Visitors to the Peninsula
inevitably gravitate toward Long
Beach for its shops and the many
activities geared toward families,
teens and children. This is where
you’ll find amusement rides,
horse rentals, go-carts, video
arcades, bumper cars and other
traditional beach fare.
Long Beach also has much to
appeal to mature visitors, such as
its famous boardwalk, the great
paved Discovery Trail along the
crest of the dunes, and a nice
variety of art galleries, gift stores
and restaurants.
If you’ve been here before, come again and see how
much Long Beach has transformed in the past few years.
If you haven’t been here, come take a look. You won’t
regret it.
Long Beach has many motels, B&Bs and RV parks, so
finding a place to stay is rarely a problem. But on festival
weekends, be sure to have a reservation and to check in early
in the day.
WHERE FAMILIES
MAKE MEMORIES
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WHEN IN LONG
BEACH BE SURE TO
VISIT THE FAMOUS
BOARDWALK, THE
GREAT PAVED
DISCOVERY TRAIL
AND THE NICE
VARIETY OF ART
GALLERIES, GIFT
STORES AND
RESTAURANTS.
Spectators enjoy the City of Long Beach's July 4 fireworks show. The beach also is the scene of massive amateur fireworks displays over the holiday. Please
respect the beach, neighbors and coastal wildlife by picking up debris and keeping celebrations within polite bounds. — NATALIE ST. JOHN PHOTO
A GOOD TIME DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE
Pick up your FREE info Packet at
the Visitors Bureau in Chinook or
Seaview (intersection of Hwys 101 & 103)
• Settle in for some people watching. Leading sites include benches along the boardwalk and
anywhere in fun downtown Long Beach.
• Take a romantic walk on the boardwalk and Discovery Trail, enjoying the sounds of the surf.
• Hit the many yard and garage sales.
• Stop by real estate offices and daydream about owning your very own piece of heaven.
• Columbia Pacific Farmers Market Fridays June to Sept 29. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Veterens Field in
downtown Long Beach.
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