We recently took a day trip with the pups to Cape Disappointment State Park in attempt of better understanding the waves using an app. The waves were nothing spectacular so we opted to explore another part of the park we had never been to before - the North Head Lighthouse.
Here’s the goods.
Parking: small parking lot (cost is either $10 per day or WA State Parks annual pass)
Dog-friendly: yes, leashed
Path: paved, ADA accessible
Length: ~ 1/2 mile, flat
The path to the lighthouse starts walking past the old lighthouse keeper houses. Random note: you can rent these out for overnight stays. Then a short part goes through the forest and opens along the ocean from up high. You can walk entirely around the lighthouse and the old oil houses at the end. From the lighthouse you can walk back via the same path or you can walk on a narrower path to the left and make a circle of your walk. The narrower path is not ADA accessible and has a small set of stairs before it opens up to the keeper houses.
From the parking lot there is another short trail to Bell’s viewpoint. This paved trail is a peaceful walk through the woods. It takes you past an old wood water tank and a few bunkers left from World War II. The partially underground bunkers are always fun to see and explore. The trail ends at an overlook of the ocean. The North Head Lighthouse isn’t visible from this viewpoint but it’s still a great view. We happened to hit it right at sunset which was awesome that night.
