For over 20 miles, the beach on this peninsula, is long, straight, and uninterrupted by any of mother natures obstacles. There are several access points, and the picture above is near the Seaview area, where we drove the jeep out near the ocean. Even with 4 wheel drive, you have to be careful not to get in the unpacked, deep sand, or it's almost guaranteed, you will get stuck. Last year, we watched a 4 wheel drive pickup get stuck, as it was trying to pull out a car, and then another 4 wheel drive truck almost got stuck, trying to pull out the two that were buried.
Not much has changed at the Long Beach Thousand Trails, since we stayed here last year. The old lodge (double wide trailer) has been removed, with no replacement, but most everything else is the same, including the old style, 4 way hookups at the back of each rig. If you are parked in an even numbered space, it's not too bad, as the utilities are on the drivers side of the RV. If you are parked in an odd numbered space, the hookups are on the passenger side, which means that some, or all of you utility lines have to be extended under your RV, in order to reach the hookup. Even though the park is quite full, we were fortunate enough to find an even numbered (78) space.
As gross as this picture is, I couldn't resist the temptation, as it shows an old fashioned entrepreneurial trick, aimed at getting customers in your front door. In this case, "Jake, the alligator man", is represented as a freak of nature, much like many of the old carnival sideshow attractions. This thing, has become a Long Beach celebrity, and if all of the people in Marsh's souvenir shop came in to see Jake, he's certainly doing his job. They even commemorate Jake's birthday in Long Beach, with a big celebration. In addition to checking out Marsh's, we had some so-so clam chowder at the Crab Pot, then drove into Ilwaco, where we toured the Pacific Heritage Museum. Nothing spectacular, but they did have an area dedicated to the narrow gauge railroad that ran on the peninsula, from 1888 to 1930. After a couple of book stores, we were back at the motor home, and our day of exploration ended with a BBQ'd dinner, and the usual TV programs.
For over 20 miles, the beach on this peninsula, is long, straight, and uninterrupted by any of mother natures obstacles. There are several access points, and the picture above is near the Seaview area, where we drove the jeep out near the ocean. Even with 4 wheel drive, you have to be careful not to get in the unpacked, deep sand, or it's almost guaranteed, you will get stuck. Last year, we watched a 4 wheel drive pickup get stuck, as it was trying to pull out a car, and then another 4 wheel drive truck almost got stuck, trying to pull out the two that were buried.
Not much has changed at the Long Beach Thousand Trails, since we stayed here last year. The old lodge (double wide trailer) has been removed, with no replacement, but most everything else is the same, including the old style, 4 way hookups at the back of each rig. If you are parked in an even numbered space, it's not too bad, as the utilities are on the drivers side of the RV. If you are parked in an odd numbered space, the hookups are on the passenger side, which means that some, or all of you utility lines have to be extended under your RV, in order to reach the hookup. Even though the park is quite full, we were fortunate enough to find an even numbered (78) space.
As gross as this picture is, I couldn't resist the temptation, as it shows an old fashioned entrepreneurial trick, aimed at getting customers in your front door. In this case, "Jake, the alligator man", is represented as a freak of nature, much like many of the old carnival sideshow attractions. This thing, has become a Long Beach celebrity, and if all of the people in Marsh's souvenir shop came in to see Jake, he's certainly doing his job. They even commemorate Jake's birthday in Long Beach, with a big celebration. In addition to checking out Marsh's, we had some so-so clam chowder at the Crab Pot, then drove into Ilwaco, where we toured the Pacific Heritage Museum. Nothing spectacular, but they did have an area dedicated to the narrow gauge railroad that ran on the peninsula, from 1888 to 1930. After a couple of book stores, we were back at the motor home, and our day of exploration ended with a BBQ'd dinner, and the usual TV programs.
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