KIDS LOVE GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY!
Kids can find endless fun on the beach: wading in the surf, flying kites,
collecting shells, building sand castles, climbing on beach logs, searching
through the dune grass, digging in the sand, and chasing the birds.
Here are some excursions from the Pacific Beach area that my kids have
particularly enjoyed:
> Take the kids to Copalis Rock or Point Grenville at an extreme low tide,
where they can touch the big purple and orange starfish clinging to the rocks.
> Rent an electric boat in Ocean Shores and tour its canals and Duck Lake.
http://www.oselectricboat.com
> Visit the Quinault National Fish Hatchery, where the kids will learn about
salmon and see 80,000 hatchlings swimming in each basin. Take the tour and
hear stories about bears prowling around the hatchery.
http://www.fws.gov/quinaultnfh
> Take a short hike on the Lake Quinault North Shore Road to the Big Cedar -
a 1,000 year old hollowed out tree the kids can walk into.
> Watch the kids roll down the steep sand banks at Crescent Bay near
Westport.
> Swim at the Grays Harbor YMCA in Hoquiam with its indoor waterpark.
http://www.ghymca.net
> Play on the sand banks on the south shore of the Quinault River above
Lake Quinault, climbing over the rocks and throwing sticks in the river.
> Climb up on the big rocks of the Ocean Shores North Jetty and watch the
big ocean waves roll in.
by Bob Kelly
http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com
Kids can find endless fun on the beach: wading in the surf, flying kites,
collecting shells, building sand castles, climbing on beach logs, searching
through the dune grass, digging in the sand, and chasing the birds.
Here are some excursions from the Pacific Beach area that my kids have
particularly enjoyed:
> Take the kids to Copalis Rock or Point Grenville at an extreme low tide,
where they can touch the big purple and orange starfish clinging to the rocks.
> Rent an electric boat in Ocean Shores and tour its canals and Duck Lake.
http://www.oselectricboat.com
> Visit the Quinault National Fish Hatchery, where the kids will learn about
salmon and see 80,000 hatchlings swimming in each basin. Take the tour and
hear stories about bears prowling around the hatchery.
http://www.fws.gov/quinaultnfh
> Take a short hike on the Lake Quinault North Shore Road to the Big Cedar -
a 1,000 year old hollowed out tree the kids can walk into.
> Watch the kids roll down the steep sand banks at Crescent Bay near
Westport.
> Swim at the Grays Harbor YMCA in Hoquiam with its indoor waterpark.
http://www.ghymca.net
> Play on the sand banks on the south shore of the Quinault River above
Lake Quinault, climbing over the rocks and throwing sticks in the river.
> Climb up on the big rocks of the Ocean Shores North Jetty and watch the
big ocean waves roll in.
by Bob Kelly
http://www.BobsPacificBeachHouse.com
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