Beginning at Kurt Cobain’s childhood home near the Wishkah River in Aberdeen, the drive continues along SR 105 following the quieter side of Southwest Washington’s coast, winding past tidal bays, salt marshes, cranberry fields, and long stretches of open shoreline. The road moves between forest and water as it makes its way toward the Pacific, passing through small coastal communities and landscapes that remain largely untouched by development. With the ocean occasionally appearing beyond the roadside and broad skies stretching overhead, the journey settles into an easy rhythm where the scenery changes gradually from one mile to the next.
From the coast, US 101 turns south toward Willapa Bay and continues through the forests and open spaces of the Long Beach Peninsula before reaching Cape Disappointment. The road then follows the Columbia River toward the Oregon border, with expansive views of the river, distant hills, and the surrounding estuary accompanying the drive. As the journey draws to a close near the Astoria–Megler Bridge, the landscape opens once again to water and sky, bringing this quiet coastal drive through Southwest Washington to its end.
Captured in August 2025. Primary roads are Washington SR 105 and US 101.
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- Distance
- 122.03 mi
- Elevation gain
- +3,421 ft
- Elevation loss
- −3,429 ft
- Max elevation
- 215 ft
- Waypoints
- 0
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