Difference between revisions of "Southwest Washington"

Latest revision as of 23:19, 10 September 2012

Southwest Washington is a region of Washington.

[edit] Regions

[edit] Cities

[edit] Cowlitz County

• Longview (largest city in Cowlitz County)
• Kelso (seat of Cowlitz County)
• Woodland

[edit] Clark County

• Vancouver (Washington) — oldest permanent settlement in the Pacific Northwest and capital of Clark County; not to be confused with Vancouver, BC (Canada)
• Camas
• Washougal
• Battle Ground(second largest city in Clark County and home to Battle Ground Lake State Park
• La Center
• Ridgefield

[edit] Lewis County

• Centralia (largest city in Lewis County)
• Chehalis (seat of Lewis County)
• Mossyrock (Heart of East Lewis County)

[edit] Pacific County

• South Bend (seat of Pacific County)
• Ilwaco
• Long Beach
• Naselle
• Ocean Park
• Raymond

[edit] Skamania County

• Stevenson (seat of Skamania County)
• Carson

[edit] Wahkiakum County

• Cathlamet (seat of Wahkiakum County)

[edit] Other destinations

• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - a gem of a park whose story as an economic and cultural center fascinatingly portends that of the modern-day Pacific Northwest
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park - 12 park sites located on a 40-mile stretch of the Pacific coast from Long Beach, WA to Cannon Beach, OR
• Mount St. Helens

[edit] Understand

For our purposes, the Southwest Washington region consists of Cowlitz, Clark, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties.

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[edit] Get in

[edit] By air

• Portland International Airport (IATA: PDX)is quite convienient for this region, being just across the river from Vancouver. Flights to many major US airports and a few international connections.
• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA)is located about 2 hours north of Kelso by car. Greater number of international flights than Portland.

[edit] By car

I-5 connects the region to Seattle and Portland. If coming from the Columbia Plateau/Central Washington, take US-12 or SR-14 west. From the Oregon Coast, take US-101 across the Columbia River.

[edit] By train

The Amtrak Cascades service stops in Kelso and Vancouver, WA.

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[edit] Get out

• The Puget Sound region lies to the north
• The Olympic Peninsula also is to the north, along the coast
• Over the Cascade Mountains to the east is the Columbia River Plateau
• Across the Columbia River in Oregon are the Oregon Coast and the Portland Metropolitan Area