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Surprise Beach (1477 SE Columbia Way)
4.5★ · 283 Google ratings · Vancouver, Washington
✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
675 yd of shoreline
Sand
180 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Surprise Beach (1477 SE Columbia Way)
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2025
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2025
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
66°F · clear
Wind
6 mph from the S
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Aug 25, 5:43 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 1477 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Does Surprise Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Surprise Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
