North Beach - Tokeland, North Cove, Grayland
| This area is located in the northwest corner of the county. It is bordered by Grays Harbor County to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Willapa Bay to the south. It includes the unincorporated areas of Tokeland, North Cove and a portion of Grayland. The coastal area contains ocean dunes and agricultural areas (cranberry farming), but inland areas are predominately forest lands. |
| The Grayland beach area saw its first homestead in 1880 with cranberry production introduced in the early 1900s. The Grayland area extends from the Pacific County border, south approximately eight miles, to the town of North Cove. North Cove is a resort community located south of Grayland, along SR 105. The original site of North Cove was a sandy peninsula known as Cape Shoalwater (established 1884). The peninsula was once the site of a town, lifesaving station and lighthouse. Severe beach erosion that occurred over the course of a century erased the original site in the 1960s. The name North Cove is now applied to the surrounding community of cranberry farms, resort businesses, and beach homes, which crowd the landscape from grayland to Tokeland. |
| Tokeland is a bay community on Toke Point peninsula. The town was named after an Indian Chief who lived there when the first settlers entered the bay circa 1858. The community was a popular ocean resort from 1890 to 1940 and still has a resort atmosphere with its rustic hotel. |
| Agricultural lands lying between the coastal sand dunes and the Willapa Hills are used for cranberry farming. |