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Leadbetter State Park
Leadbetter State Park Review
Three miles north of Oysterville (take Sandridge Road to the left and follow the signs) is Leadbetter State Park, a wildlife refuge at Long Beach Peninsula's northernmost tip and a great spot for bird-watching. Black brants, sandpipers, turnstones, yellowlegs, sanderlings, and knots are among the 100 species biologists have recorded here. The dune area at the very end of the point is closed from April to August to protect the nesting snowy plover. From the parking lot, a ½-mi-long paved wheelchair-accessible path leads to the ocean and a 2½-mi loop trail winds through the dunes along the ocean and Willapa Bay. Several trails along the loop lead to isolated patches of coast. These trails flood in winter, often becoming impassable swamps, so pay attention to the warning signs.
- Address: Off Stackpole Rd., Oysterville, WA
- Phone: 360/642-3078
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Dawn-dusk
- Location: Oysterville
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