The Dungeness Spit is shown here in the distance. You’re just seeing a piece of it because it’s part of the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and as sweet as he is our dog is not allowed there.(He comes along on our walks.) In the foreground you can see the sandy bluff of Dungeness Recreation Area.
The Spit is the longest natural sand spit in the U.S. It’s 6.8 miles (just under 11 km) and juts into the Strait of Juan de Fuca on its north side. On its south side it forms Dungeness Bay. In places it is narrow enough that it is impassable at high tide. The Spit leads to the New Dungeness Light Station at its tip.
