Fort Stevens, with its 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) park, offers exploration of history, nature, and recreational opportunities.
Sunset Beach also provides visitors with direct access to the Pacific Ocean with expansive views from Cape Disappointment to the north and Tillamook Head to the south.
The park offers 27 miles (43 km) of ocean beach, two lighthouses, an interpretive center, hiking trails, and the remains of Fort Canby.
Chinook Point, the site from which an American captain, Robert Gray, first saw the Columbia River, is part of the park.
His explorations gave the United States a strong position in its later territorial contests with Great Britain.