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Attractions near Ilwaco

The nearest draw to Ilwaco: Tillamook Rock Light, 26 mi away

Roughly 244K visitors a year make it to Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Look within 40 miles for the 12 places to visit; none is inside Ilwaco. They include 3 landmarks, 3 state parks and 3 museums. A longer outing takes you to Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, 51 mi off.

Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
8 mi
Fort Stevens
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Landmark · 8 mi southeast

Fort Stevens

Historic military installation in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Out of town, most of the 12 are to the southeast.

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Orange: Ilwaco. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Best known first

Here are the 19 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Ilwaco → · Ilwaco’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Tillamook Rock Light: Jwyoung, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Clatsop: Glenn Scofield Williams from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Stevens: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution · Astoria Column: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Disappointment State Park: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ecola State Park: Brmuchim (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: Rich gitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Columbia State Park: Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Columbia River Maritime Museum: NSandel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Film Museum: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gospodor Monument Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Knapp: Unknown, Public domain · 7th Street Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burlington Northern Railroad Depot: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Henderson Park: Masohpotato, CC BY-SA 3.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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