Westport State Park & Bottle Beach State Park
Westport Light State Park and Bottle Beach State Park sit along the southern edge of Grays Harbor near the town of Westport, offering easy access to classic coastal habitats. Westport Light features wide ocean beaches, dune systems, and a paved shoreline trail with open views of the Pacific, while nearby Bottle Beach provides quiet estuarine mudflats and marshes that are prime for birdwatching.
Westport Light State Park and Bottle Beach State Park lie along the southwest edge of Grays Harbor, just outside the coastal town of Westport, and together they offer an excellent cross-section of Washington’s coastal ecosystems. Westport Light provides broad sandy beaches, shifting dune fields, and a paved shoreline trail with expansive views of the Pacific Ocean and the nearby Grays Harbor Lighthouse. Just a short drive away, Bottle Beach opens onto wide tidal mudflats and saltmarsh habitat, one of the most productive estuarine environments on the coast. These contrasting landscapes—wave-exposed oceanfront at Westport Light and sheltered inner-harbor wetlands at Bottle Beach—create a rich naturalist experience, with opportunities to observe coastal plants, marine shoreline processes, and a diversity of birdlife throughout the year.
- Suitable Activities: Naturalist
- Seasons: Year-round, December
- Weather: View weather forecast
- Difficulty: Easy, Easy
- Length: 2.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 100 ft
- Land Manager: Westport Light State Park
- Parking Permit Required: Discover Pass
- Recommended Party Size: 8
- Maximum Party Size: 8
- Maximum Route/Place Capacity: 12
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