Planning a Trip

Getting There -- The Long Beach Peninsula begins just off U.S. 101 in southwest Washington. U.S. 101 leads north to Aberdeen and south to Astoria, Oregon. Wash. 4 leads to Long Beach from Longview.

Getting Around -- Pacific Transit System (tel. 360/642-9418; www.pacifictransit.org) operates public buses that serve the area from Astoria in the south to Aberdeen in the north.

Visitor Information -- Contact the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau, P.O. Box 562, Long Beach, WA 98631 (tel. 800/451-2542 or 360/642-2400; www.funbeach.com), which operates a visitor center at the intersection of U.S. 101 and Pacific Avenue in Seaview.

Festivals -- Annual events on the Long Beach Peninsula include the Northwest Garlic Festival on the third weekend in June, the Sand-Sations sand-sculptures tournament in late July, the International Kite Festival in mid-August, the Cranberrian Fair in early October, and the Water Music Festival (chamber music) in late October.