Longview (Washington)

By car

Interstate 5 runs through neighboring Kelso, connecting the area to Seattle and Portland.

By train

• Amtrak. The nearest station is in the neighboring town of Kelso.

By bus

• Lower Columbia CAP. Rural public bus system serving Longview from Kalama, Woodland, and Salmon Creek (near Vancouver, WA) in the south and Castle Rock, Toledo/Winlock (I-5 exit #63), and Chehalis in the north. It is possible to transfer at Salmon Creek from the C-TRAN bus system serving Vancouver and Portland. Fares $2 per boarding.

Major streets radiate like wheel spokes from the city center.

• Lake Sacajawea

• Nutty Narrows Bridge

• RA Long High School

Driving through Longview in the fall is a pleasure for the eyes that is more typical to New England than the Pacific Northwest. Where much of Washington state is covered with evergreen trees the city of Longview has planted hundreds of deciduous trees all around town. Every fall the area between the civic circle and RA Long is covered in leaves of every imaginable color.

Longview loves its coffee. Of course there are a number of Starbucks locations, but in addition to that there is the Electric Bean, Zojo Coffee , Guse's Gourmet Coffee, Lisa's Lattes , and Fusion Bubble Tea. These are great places to hang out and grab a drink whether it's coffee, smoothies, hot chocolates, or tea. The Electric Bean even features regular concerts and art shows.