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The Columbia River Bar Pilot s consider “the bar,” the area between the North and South Jetties and Sand Island. As a practical tip, small craft are advised to cross the bar during times of incoming flood tide, staying toward the outside of the navigational channel to avoid the frequent large ships which move at 20 to 30 knots. The Columbia Bar is part of a set of major marine coastal hazards along the Pacific Northwest Coast, including Cape Flattery at the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula and Cape Scott , which is at the north tip of Vancouver Island . Historically this region's nickname to mariners was the Graveyard Of The Pacific , and the region is studded with the site of hundreds of shipwrecks. The "Graveyard" also includes the rocky, rugges shoreline of the west coast of Vancouver Island as well as the shores of the Olympic Peninsula up the Strait Of Juan De Fuca . VIEWING The most accessible place to watch ships cross the bar and feel the salty spray in your face is at the South Jetty viewing platform at Fort Stevens State Park located in Warrenton, Oregon . For a more dramatic view hike the steep .75 mile trail to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at the Cape Disappointment State Park located in Ilwaco, Washington . |
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