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Long Beach Peninsula Visitors BureauWelcome! Do you love the beach? Want to enjoy the beach like you did when you were a kid? Remember ice cream cones and sand castles and hikes in the woods and being safe playing outside? Remember trails through tall dune grass and riding bikes on the sand? This is it.

Upcoming Events

  • Fri, Nov 27 – Sun, Nov 29:Holidays at the Beach
  • Sat, Dec 5:Lighted Boat Parade, Crab Pot Tree
  • Sat, Dec 12 – Sun, Dec 13:B&B Open House
  • Sat, Dec 12:Tuba Christmas
  • Thu, Dec 31:Fireworks @ Midnight
More »

Holiday Hours for Restaurants & More

restaurants open for holidays
Dining at the Beach Over the Holidays

Don’t forget there are LOTS of activities the weekend following Thanksgiving!

2009-2010
Updated 11/19/09

Thanksgiving

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Day

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

Restaurants
42nd Street Café (360) 642.2323 Closed;
pre-order to go
Closed Closed 8am-2pm, 4:30-9pm 8am-2pm, 4:30-9pm
Adelaide’s Coffee (360) 665.6050 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
Anchor Grill & Lounge (360) 642.3490 Noon-6pm Closed Closed 3pm-Close 3pm-Close
Bailey’s Bakery & Café (360) 665.4449 Closed 8am-3pm Closed 8am-3pm Closed
Benson’s By The Beach (360) 642.3300 Closed Closed Closed Closed 7:30am-2pm
Bluto’s Pizza (360) 642.7558 Closed Noon-9pm Closed Noon-9pm Noon-9pm
Bridgewater Bistro (503) 325.6777 1pm-8pm 11:30am-8pm Closed 11:30am-
Midnight +
11:30am-8pm
Cap’n Bob’s Chowder (360) 866.0630 Closed Closed Closed;
pre-order to go
Closed 11am-7pm
Castaway’s Seafood Grille (360) 642.4745 11:30am-8pm 11:30am-9pm Closed 11:30am-10pm 11-30am-9pm
Chen’s Chinese Restaurant (360) 642.8299 Closed 11am-9pm Closed 11am-9pm 11am-9pm
Cottage Bakery (360) 642.4441 Closed 4am-3pm Closed 4am-7pm 4am-7pm
Crab Pot (360) 642.8870 Closed 11am-4pm Closed 11am-9pm 11am-9pm
Depot Restaurant (360) 642.7880 4pm-8pm 4pm-8m Closed 7:30pm
Reservations Only
Closed
Don’s Portside Café (360) 642.3477 Closed 7am-3pm Closed 7am-3pm 7am-3pm
Dooger’s Seafood & Grill (360) 642.4224 Closed Closed Closed 11am-9pm 11am-9pm
El CompadreRestaurant (360) 642.8280 Closed Closed Closed 11am-10pm 11am-10pm
Full Circle Café (360) 665.5385 Closed Closed Closed 7am-5:30pm 7am-5:30pm
Grey Parrot Brewing Co (360) 642.4739 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
Harbor Lights Restaurant & Lounge (360) 642.3196 Closed Closed Closed 8am-7pm 8am-7pm
Hungry Harbor Grille (360) 642.5555 11am- 8pm 11am- 8pm 11am- 8pm 11am-8pm 11am- 8pm
Jimella & Nanci’s Market Café (360) 665.4847 Closed 11am-3pm Closed 5:30 pm
2 Seatings, Set Menu
Closed
LooseKaboose Diner (360) 642.2894 Closed Closed Closed 2pm-8pm 2pm-8pm
Long Beach Dog House (360) 244-4449 Closed 9am- 5pm Closed 9am-5pm 9am-5pm
Long Beach Thai Cuisine (360) 642.2557 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
Luigi’s Italian Grille (360) 665.3800 Closed 4pm- 8pm Closed 4pm-8pm 4pm-8pm
Mcdonald’s (360) 642.8212 6am-2pm 6am-6pm Closed 6am-11pm 7am-11pm
Pancho’s Las Maracas (360) 642.8000 Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
Pelicano Restaurant (360) 642.4034 4pm-9pm
Reservations Suggested
5pm-8pm Closed 5pm-9pm 5pm-9pm
Raven & Finch (360) 642.7009

Closed

4pm-9pm

Closed

4pm-9pm

Closed

Rod’s Lamplighter (360) 642.8996

10am-9pm

10am-9pm

10am-9pm

10am-9pm

10am-9pm

Shelburne Restaurant & Pub (360) 642.4150

12pm-6pm

4pm-8pm

Closed

5pm-10pm

5pm-9pm

The Long Beach Lightship Restaurant (360) 642.3252

3pm-8pm

11am- 8pm

Closed

11am- Midnight

11am- 9pm

Tuscany Café (360) 642.4899

Closed

Closed

Closed

4pm- 8pm

Closed

Stores
Cottage Bakery (360) 642.4441

Closed

4am-3pm

Closed

4am-7pm

4am -7pm

Fort Canby Store At Cape Disappointment State Park (360) 642.5566

Closed

9am- 4:30pm

Closed

9am-4:30pm

Closed

Green Angel Organic Farm Store (360) 642.4018  or (360) 244.0064

9am-6pm

9am-6pm

9am-6pm

9am-6pm

9am-6pm

Jessie’s Seafood Market (360) 642.3773

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Jimella & Nanci’s Seafood Market And Community Store (360) 665.4847

Closed

11am-3pm

Closed

5:30 pm

Closed

Okie’s Thriftway Market (360) 665.5222

7am-3pm

7am-5pm

Closed

7am-9pm

7am-9pm

Olebob’s Seafood Mkt (360) 642.4332

Closed

10am-5pm

Closed

10am-5pm

Closed

Seaview One Stop (360) 642.4223

6am-3pm

6am-6pm

Closed

6am-11pm

6am-11pm

Seaview Shell Station (360) 642.4023

Closed

5am-7pm

Closed

5am-10pm

5am-10pm

Sid’s Supermarket (360) 642.3737

8am-6pm

8am-6pm

8am-3pm

8am-9pm

8am-9pm

THC Organic Market (360) 642.3650

Closed

9am-7pm

Closed

8am-7pm

9am-7pm

Willabay At Oysterville Sea Farms (360) 665.6585

Closed

9:30am-5pm

Closed

9:30am-5pm

9:30am-5pm

Libations
Long Beach Liquor Store (360) 642.2583

Closed

11am-7pm

Closed

11am-7pm

11am-7pm

Washington State Liquor Store (Ocean Park) (360) 665.5134

Closed

11am-6pm

Closed

11am-7pm

11am-7pm

Washington State Liquor Store (Ilwaco) (360) 642.8074

10am-2pm

8am-4pm

Closed

8am-8pm

8am-8pm

Peninsula Wine Merchants (360) 777.8444

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Raven & Finch (360) 642.7009

Closed

4-9pm

Closed

4-9pm

Closed

Coffee
Long Beach Coffee Roasters (360) 642.2334

Closed

Closed

Closed

7am-5pm

Closed

Scrapacchino (360) 642.8494

Closed

10am-4pm

Closed

10am-6pm

10am-6pm

All information on this schedule may be subject to change. Please call to verify and make reservations.

Coming to Raven & Finch

TOM TRUDELL | saturday 21 | 7:oo

JESSE MEADE | jessemeade.com |saturday 28 |8:oo | $3 cover

ongoing | women’s night | wednesdays | $5 pours

ongoing | mahjong night |thursdays | french and italian conversation |tuesdays  | 7:oo

tom 11.21

J Meade flyer

Congratulations, ShoreBank!

LWACO, Wash. – (Business Wire) ShoreBank Pacific has received certification as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund.

As the only bank chartered in Washington with CDFI certification, ShoreBank Pacific is now uniquely positioned to apply for Treasury grant funds that can be used for loans and development services in underserved Oregon and Washington communities. CDFI funding would increase ShoreBank Pacific’s capacity to provide commercial loans to the renewable energy, green building, fishing, and specialty foods and agriculture industries.

Read the article

Blog Watch

“IIwaco is a quaint little town on the coast of Washington State just across the Washington – Oregon boarder. Took a few photos at the marina before an early morning meeting last year.

Ilwaco, Washington… Located at the mouth of the Columbia River, Ilwaco is the gateway to one of our nation’s newest national treasures, the Lewis and Clark National & State Historical Park. Lighthouses, pristine beaches, fabulous campgrounds and breathtaking hiking trails all invite you to experience the unparalleled natural beauty of the area. The Port of Ilwaco is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere sturgeon, salmon, halibut, crab and tuna fishing destination.”

From http://colorizedphotos.blogspot.com;  click to see the photos.

More to do on Thanksgiving Weekend!

studio tour poster

Peninsula Arts Association Studio Tour
November 27 & 28 | 10am – 4pm
18 locations | 29 artists | demonstrations | unique gifts

Pick up a map at the Peninsula Visitors Bureau (Seaview, Ocean Park Chamber (Ocean Park), Picture Attic (Long Beach), M&D Designs (Chinook), Full Circle Café (Ocean Park), Campiche Studio (Long Beach)

Heaven on the half-shell

oysters on the half shell

One sure bet around this part of the country is that if you have a hankering for an oyster treat, you’ll probably be getting an oyster from Washington’s Willapa Bay.

The Willapa was carved out by glaciers long ago. When the ice retreated, the ocean rushed in to fill the void. Eventually, sand collected, forming the Long Beach Peninsula, a 24-mile spit that protects this shallow bay and creates a unique cool rich upwelling of marine water mixed with fresh water from the many streams draining the Willapa hills. It makes a perfect place for algae to grow, and shellfish happen to love the stuff.

Depending on whom you believe, Willapa Bay supplies either one in six oysters or up to 30 percent of the oysters that oyster lovers throughout the United States crave. Either way you shuck it, that’s a lot of oysters.

Oysters are packed with nutritional goodies: They’re rich in proteins, vitamins and such trace elements as iron, iodine, copper, phosphorous, cobalt and manganese – all of which make for a healthier body. But above all, these little bivalve mollusks are tasty and fortunately very available here in our area. I’ll get to that a little later.

[Read the whole article at the Daily Astorian]

Fishing licenses on the upswing

Washington has seen an increase in the number of fishing licenses sold this year, beating a national trend.

The number of fishing licenses sold from January through September is up 18 percent compared with the same months last year. Through September, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has sold more than 1.06 million licenses, including annual, temporary and shellfish licenses.

[read more]

Evening Razor Clam Dig Approved for Nov. 14-17

razor clams

Clam diggers got the go-ahead to proceed with an evening razor-clam dig starting Saturday, Nov. 14. Tentative dates have also been announced for upcoming digs in December and January.

Twin Harbors will open for digging Nov. 14-17, while Long Beach, Copalis and Mocrocks are scheduled to open Nov. 14-16. Kalaloch Beach will be open for digging on Monday, Nov. 16 only. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) gave final approval after a series of marine toxin tests confirmed the clams were safe to eat.

Digs at all beaches will be held on evening tides, with digging restricted to the hours between noon and midnight. The National Park Service approved the one-day dig at Kalaloch Beach, located within Olympic National Park, to coincide with those at the other beaches.

Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager, advises clam diggers to check weather and surf forecasts before heading out. “With the rough weather we had during the last opener, digging dropped off significantly as people played it safe,” Ayres said. “On the plus side, there’s likely enough clams remaining in the quota to offer more digs later.”

Olympic National Park Superintendent Karen Gustin also reinforced taking night dig safety precautions, especially at Kalaloch.

“Kalaloch is considerably more remote than the other clamming beaches, and visitors should be prepared for primitive conditions,” she said. “With no streetlights or lighted buildings in the area, flashlights or lanterns are a necessity.”

Harvesters are allowed to take no more than 15 razor clams and must keep the first 15 they dig, regardless of size or condition. Each digger’s clams must be kept in a separate container.

A license is required for anyone age 15 or older. Any 2009 annual shellfish/seaweed license or combination fishing license is still valid. Another option is a razor-clam only license available in annual or three-day only versions. Descriptions of the various options are available on the WDFW website at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov.

Digging days and tides are:

  • Saturday, Nov. 14 (4:34 p.m. -0.3 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
  • Sunday, Nov. 15 (5:21 p.m. -0.7 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
  • Monday, Nov. 16 (6:05 p.m. -0.9 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
  • Tuesday, Nov. 17 (6:47 p.m. -0.8 ft.) Twin Harbors

Additional digging days and tides tentatively scheduled through Jan. 3 are:

  • Wednesday, Dec. 2 (6:32 p.m. -1.2 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors
  • Thursday, Dec. 3 (7:18 p.m. -1.4 ft.) Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
  • Friday, Dec. 4 (8:04 p.m. -1.3 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
  • Saturday, Dec. 5 (8:51 p.m. -0.9 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
  • Thursday, Dec. 31 (6:16 p.m. -1.1 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
  • Friday, Jan. 1 (7:01 p.m. -1.8 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks, Kalaloch
  • Saturday, Jan. 2 (7:45 p.m. -1.6 ft.) Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, Mocrocks
  • Sunday, Jan. 3 (8:29 p.m. -1.2 ft.) Twin Harbors

Beaches scheduled to open are:

  • Long Beach, which extends from the Columbia River to Leadbetter Point.
  • Twin Harbors Beach, which extends from the mouth of Willapa Bay north to the south jetty at the mouth of Grays Harbor.
  • Copalis Beach, which extends from the Grays Harbor north jetty to the Copalis River, and includes the Copalis, Ocean Shores, Oyhut, Ocean City and Copalis areas.
  • Mocrocks Beach, which extends from the Copalis River to the southern boundary of the Quinault Reservation near the Moclips River, including Iron Springs, Roosevelt Beach, Pacific Beach and Moclips.
  • Kalaloch Beach, which extends from the South Beach Campground to Brown’s Point (just south of Beach Trail 3) in the Olympic National Park.

Food & Drink Open for the Holidays

restaurants open for holidays

Your Visitors Bureau has compiled a list of restaurants open over Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  Click the image for a closer look:

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Grocery, Coffee & Libations:

Store

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Eve

Christmas

Day

NY’s

Eve

NY’s Day

Libations

Long Beach Liquor Store 360.642.2583

Closed

11am-7pm

Closed

11am-7pm

11am-7pm

Washington State Liquor Store (Ocean Park) 360.665.5134

Closed

11am-6pm

Closed

11am-7pm

11am-7pm

Washington
State Liquor Store (Ilwaco) 360.642.8074

10am-2pm

8am-4pm

Closed

8am-8pm

8am-8pm

Peninsula Wine
Merchants 360.777.8444

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Raven & Finch 360.642.7009

Closed

4-9pm

Closed

4-9pm

Closed

Coffee

Long Beach Coffee Roasters 360.642.2334

Closed

Closed

Closed

7am-5pm

Closed

Scrappacinno

360.642.8494

Closed

10am-4pm

Closed

10am-6pm

10am-6pm

Groceries
Fort Canby Store At Cape Disappointment 360.642.5566
Closed
9am-  4:30pm
Closed
9am-4:30pm
Closed

Green Angel Organic Farm Store

360.642.4018 or 360.244.0064

9am-6pm
9am-6pm
9am-6pm
9am-6pm
9am-6pm
Jessie’s Seafood Market 642.3773
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed
Jimella & Nanci’s Seafood Market And Community Store 360.665.4847
Closed
11am-3pm
Closed
5:30 Pm

Closed

Okie’s Thriftway Market 360.665.5222
7am-3pm
7am-5pm
Closed
7am-9pm
7am-9pm

Olebob’s Seafood Mkt

360.642.4332

Closed
10am-5pm
Closed
10am-5pm
Closed

Seaview One Stop 360.642.4223

6am-3pm
6am-6pm
Closed
6am-11pm
6am-11pm

Seaview  Shell Station 360.642.4023

Closed
5am-7pm
Closed
5am-10pm
5am-10pm

Sid’s Supermarket

360.642.3737

8am-6pm
8am-6pm
8am-3pm
8am-9pm
8am-9pm

Thc Organic Market

360.642.3650

Closed
9am-7pm
Closed
8am-7pm
9am-7pm

Willabay At Oysterville Sea Farms 360.665.6585

Closed

9:30am-5pm

Closed

9:30am-5pm

9:30am-5pm

Be VERY careful out on the beach if you go clamming

It’s a clam dig weekend and we are concerned about folks being out on the beach in current conditions:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF

WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

A LONG SERIES OF GIANT WAVES WILL START TO IMPACT THE WASHINGTON COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. POWERFUL WAVES OF 25 TO 28 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BEACHES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE GIANT WAVES WILL BE SEPARATED BY ABOUT 15 TO 20 SECONDS OF TIME…SO DO NOT BE LULLED BY PERIOD BETWEEN WAVES INTO THINKING IT IS SAFE TO VENTURE CLOSE TO THE WATERS EDGE.

WAVES OF THIS SIZE PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER ONTO THE COASTLINE AND INTO HARBORS…COVES AND INLETS. COASTAL INLETS…INCLUDING GRAYS HARBOR…CAN EXPECT TO SEE TIDE LEVELS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT HIGHER THAN TIDE TABLE PREDICTIONS. TIDE TABLES FOR ABERDEEN PREDICT A HIGH TIDE OF 10.9 FEET AT 245 PM FRIDAY…A HIGH TIDE OF 8.8 FEET AT 441 AM SATURDAY…AND ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OF 10.4 FEET AT 339 PM SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THESE WAVES ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP UNWARY BEACH WALKERS OUT TO SEA. PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY DEBRIS…SUCH AS LOGS…TOSSED ABOUT IN THE WAVES

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