I've seen better things in Aberdeen and Hoquiam (particularly) as well, as of late.

But I believe the negatives are diminishing, the positives on the uptick. The marina is a crying shame-who is responsible for that degradation? And some of the tourist spasms are ill-conceived (thousands of motorcycles, anyone?). The driving on the beach is actually a major eyesore and deterrent-you have to time your walks carefully, or just avoid oceanside walks altogether. There are plenty of ugly places (slowly rotting manufactured homes) here and there, but they won't be there forever. I think the Duck Lake and canal complex is awesome, the main Community Club is beautiful, the park system vastly underused, and of course, the Pacific Ocean vistas. When I think of the many perfectly rotten places to live in the rest of the country, or even in the rest of WA state where property values are grossly inflated and traffic horrendous, or where local economies are far worse than stagnant or touristy, I can only scratch my head. The southern end is definitely moving up, and there are many pretty new houses everywhere, sitting vacant for under 200k. As far as I can tell, it's only improving. There seem to be quite a few bitter digs at good old OS, and I don't fully get it.

Aberdeen wa rv parks near casino