Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“Klipsan Beach was the site of a station of the United States Life-Saving Service. The station buildings still remain, although they are privately owned.”
Wikipedia article Klipsan Beach Life Saving Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Pacific County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Klipsan Beach Life Saving Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | BIRCH RD |
| 4 September 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 1993 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Klipsan Beach Life Saving Station: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Platinum, Gold, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Gold, Titanium, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahcotta | Platinum, Gold, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Ocean Park Placer | Gold, Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shogren Cottage | 0.1 miles | 2019 | |
 | Wreckage, The | 1.6 miles | 1979 |
| Oysterville Historic District | 5.8 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002546 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pacific County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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