Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park) is a public recreation area on Cape Disappointment, located southwest of Ilwaco, Washington, on the bottom end of Long Beach Peninsula, the northern headlands where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.

[2] In 1862, during the American Civil War, a camp called Post at Cape Disappointment was established and fortifications existed here from that date to protect the northern approaches to the mouth of the Columbia River from possible attacks by Confederate raiders or foreign fleets.

[6] Cape Disappointment State Park offers camping and other overnight accommodations, eight miles (13 km) of hiking trails, stands of old-growth Sitka spruce,[7] watercraft launch sites, picnicking facilities, and tours of the North Head Lighthouse.

Cape Disappointment State Park’s camping facilities include standard campsites, full hookup RV sites, yurts, cabins, and historic vacation homes.

Camp facilities include full-service restrooms with showers and a park store nearby for groceries, wood, and a café.