Hi, I'm Eric.

I’m an avid world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller.

I help implement the Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe.

ericscouten.com

Subscribe / Follow · Now

ericscouten.com

Subscribe / Follow · Now

Search Results

62
Grayland Beach State Park
62

Grayland Beach State Park

Grayland, Washington
visited 15 August 2021
Back to parks list

Miles of sandy beach? Dozens of campsites? This is Grayland Beach State Park, where you’ve got lots of room to stretch out and take a moment for yourself.

A narrow sandy trail winds through coastal dune vegetation at Grayland Beach State Park, flanked by lush green pine trees, shore pines, dune grasses, and leafy shrubs under overcast daylight.
A sandy trail winds through dune grass and low shrubs under a flat, overcast sky, with a weathered wooden bench beside the path and a small blue trail marker numbered 4 on a post in the distance.
A narrow sandy footpath winds through grassy coastal dunes dotted with yellow wildflowers and dried seed heads under a heavy, overcast gray sky at Grayland Beach State Park in Washington.
Rippled sand dunes dotted with clumps of tall green and tan beach grass under an overcast gray sky, with a low line of distant trees on the horizon at Grayland Beach State Park.
A pinkish-brown Dungeness crab shell (carapace) lies upside-down on gray wet sand at the beach, with a thin strand of green seaweed draped over its edge and scattered marks in the surrounding sand.
A wide, flat gray sand beach at low tide under an overcast sky, with a shallow tidal channel of water winding toward the surf in the distance. Small distant figures and a vehicle are visible near the waterline on the hazy horizon.
A broad, flat expanse of wet gray sand stretches toward a distant line of surf under an overcast sky, with a few small, far-off figures standing near the water’s edge and their reflections mirrored on the shore.

I visited this park back in January. It was heavily flooded at the time, making it essentially impossible to get to the shore:

A flooded road at Grayland Beach State Park, where standing water submerges the path and reflects pine trees, dry golden grasses, and a partly cloudy blue sky; white marker posts rise from the water to indicate the submerged route.

For more information:

If you’ve enjoyed this …

Subscribe to my free and occasional (never more than weekly) e-mail newsletter with my latest travel and other stories:

Or follow me on one or more of the socials: