Home Page Water Wonders Washington has the longest stretch of wild coast outside Alaska, including some of the tallest peaks and longest sand spits in the world, including Dungeness Spit near Sequim, and the Long Beach Peninsula. Clustered in the waters of Rosario Strait, the popular San Juan Islands beckon nature-lovers. For a good palm-tingle, take a walk along the pedestrian path atop the bridge, and peek over the side. High above the mouth of the Columbia River, atop a granite perch, sits the majestic Cape Disappointment lighthouse. Constructed in 1856, a short, steep climb up to her grounds provides visitors with astounding views of the Columbia River and Pacific ocean.
Pacific beaches display large rock outcrops, monuments to winter weather watching.
Rocks, islands and seastacks lie just off the rugged wilderness coast by Lake Ozette. Thirty minutes east of Seattle, the Cascade glacial waters of the Snoqualmie River pour over a 258-foot drop to form Snoqualmie Falls.