Southbend, Washington
South Bend WA sits at the mouth of the Willapa River on the edge of Willapa Bay. This is a haven for kayaking and canoeing, a region rich in history, long known as the oyster capitol of the world!
A constant dance between the ebb and flow of tides reveals two starkly different faces of Willapa Bay. When the high tide washes out more than half of the bay is exposed, creating as many as 40,000 acres of intertidal mud flats and marshes — an ideal habitat for oysters and a mecca for all manner of birds and other aquatic life.
This dramatic shift in Southbend's seascape is just one of the natural wonders that makes the drive south a stunning feast for the eyes.
Southbend, aptly named for its perch on the southern bend of the Willapa River, is just down US 101 a stone's throw from Raymond and well worth investigating.