Southwest Washington

Southwest Washington is a region of Washington. Regions Cities Cowlitz County Longview (largest city in Cowlitz County) Kelso (seat of Cowlitz County) Woodland 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 (second largest city in Clark County) Washougal La Center Ridgefield Lewis County Centralia (largest city in Lewis County) Chehalis (seat of Lewis County) Mossyrock (Heart of East Lewis County) Pacific County South Bend (seat of Pacific County) Ilwaco Long Beach Naselle Ocean Park Raymond Skamania County Stevenson (seat of Skamania County) Wahkiakum County Cathlamet (seat of Wahkiakum County) 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 Understand For our purposes, the Southwest Washington region consists of Cowlitz, Clark, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties. Talk Get in 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. 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. By train The Amtrak Cascades service stops in Kelso and Vancouver, WA. Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe 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 This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!