The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center perches high above the ocean, offering warm, glassed-in views that protect you from ...

Walk the headlands tour a lighthouse and watch the Pacific meet the Columbia on a history rich day at Cape Disappointment.

The North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco will be closed for tours until next year while it undergoes restoration work, which will start later this spring and take all ...

A “History Tidbit” Instagram post, courtesy of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum: “The Cape Disappointment lighthouse began operating on Oct. 15, 1856. The 53-foot tower stands 220 feet above sea ...

Summer is an ideal time to go lighthouse-looking in Washington. Many are only open to the public or offer tours in summer. Most are also in spots designated hazardous to maritime traffic due to fog, ...

Major projects at Cape Disappointment State Park are being postponed by a year. ILWACO, Wash. — Pacific County’s most popular state park will remain open this fall and winter after all. The planned ...

On Aug. 28, 1853, Capt. Lewis H. Lentz sailed the bark Oriole from San Francisco, heading for Astoria with building materials for the anxiously awaited construction of the Cape Disappointment ...

Washington State Parks announced that beginning Sept. 16, Cape Disappointment State Park will be closing to complete repairs and renovations that focus on "improving the park’s infrastructure through ...