Long Beach, Washington is the westernmost point reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
On November 19, 1805, William Clark took 11 men from their camp at McGowan, Station Camp, and traveled overland to the ocean beach, stopping to camp overnight near present-day Ilwaco. In his journal, Clark wrote, "Men appear much satisfied with their trip, beholding with estonishment the high waves dashing against the rocks of this emence Ocian" (Reuben Gold Thwaites, 234). From there, Clark's party walked up the sandy beach from Beard's Hollow to the northern side of today's Long Beach.
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