Our Mission

It is the mission of the Port of Willapa Harbor to be an economic catalyst in Pacific County through the development and maintenance of economic and community infrastructure, and the enhancement of business and workforce opportunities.

Port Goals and Objectives

GOAL #1: To partner with Port tenants and others to leverage resources, improve profitability and to create new jobs.

• Communicate regularly with Port tenants to address emerging needs and opportunities.
• Partner with Port tenants on building additions and other tenant improvements to support and expand business.
• Facilitate local business network to maximize exchange and sharing of local resources.
• Pursue and leverage funding sources to support tenant business expansion.
• Support startup businesses and development investment through flexible facility/property lease purchase options.
• Develop a phased, multifaceted manufacturing incubator with shared business functions.
• Assist home businesses to expand into Port facilities.
• Assist businesses with permitting, training, regulatory compliance, etc.

GOAL #2: To Provide, Maintain, Expand and Upgrade Economic and Community Development Infrastructure within the Port District.

• Work with local utility providers to ensure capacity for water, wastewater, electricity and internet to support economic growth.
• Develop new and upgrade existing industrial and commercial facilities to support private business development and expansion.
• Upgrade and maintain marina infrastructure serving commercial and recreational fishing and aquaculture industries.

GOAL #3: To Provide a Sustainable Maintenance Dredging Program to support Marine Dependent Industries.

• Maintain Port-owned hydraulic dredging equipment.
• Partner with other Ports, Agencies and Private Businesses to maximize dredging resources and efficiencies.
• Coordinate Willapa Bay wide permitting, dredging and other marine work with other Ports and Cities.

GOAL #4: To Provide Recreational Infrastructure and Opportunities to Enhance the Quality of Life for Residents and the Quality of the Willapa Experience for Visitors.

• Develop and Maintain compatible Recreational Facilities on Port properties.
• Integrate Recreational Uses into Port Facilities Whenever Possible
• Partner with other recreation service providers such as Audubon Society, State Parks, City of Raymond, City of South Bend, Pacific County, etc. to expand recreational and tourism opportunities.

GOAL #5: To Promote Business Development, Employment Opportunities and Higher Wages through Workforce Development.

• Build local workforce skills.

GOAL #6: To Recruit New and Diversified Industrial, Commercial and Mixed-Use Development/ Investment to the Port and Willapa Community.

• Develop a straightforward Marketing Program for the Port.
• Build a more stable local economic base through the recruitment and support of diversified business.
• Recruit craftsman and artists with the skills to develop small businesses.

GOAL #7: To promote a broad range of community services and initiatives that support and enhance the quality of life of all of our residents.

• Support organizations that effectively provide numerous community and economic services.
• Partner with key organizations to facilitate priority economic and community projects.

GOAL #8: To ensure the Port of Willapa Harbor’s economic viability and its ability to maintain and expand facilities and services to meet growing community needs.

• Leverage and maximize the efficient use of the Port’s and other available resources.
• Develop fee and rental structures that balance recruitment goals, market rates and the Port’s return on investments.
• Move Port-owned facilities toward financial sustainability.

GOAL #9: To provide a leadership role in the Willapa Community.

• Participate in local and regional organizations and forums.
• Keep abreast of regional, national and international trends that impact the local economy.
• Provide a communication link with local, state and federal elected officials and agencies.
• Become a model for innovative initiatives and programs.

GOAL #10: Develop an agricultural lands management program for Port-owned agricultural lands.

• Promote higher value agricultural uses on Port-owned land.
• Maintain land in a responsible manner to insure continued and future development opportunities.

Facilities

The Port of Willapa Harbor was formed by the vote of the people of North Pacific County on May 31, 1928. The construction of the Port Dock between the cities of Raymond and South Bend soon followed with the dedication ceremony on October 8, 1930 (which also marked the official opening of the Raymond-Aberdeen highway). The primary function of the Port was to provide docking facilities and service for shipping logs and lumber in Raymond and to support commercial fishing and oystering in Tokeland and Bay Center.

In the intervening years the Port has expanded to include the Willapa Harbor Airport, the Dick Taylor Industrial Park and the Stan Hatfield South Fork Industrial Park. The Port currently has 31 industrial and commercial tenants and provides moorage in Raymond, BayCenter and Tokeland.

Bay Center Marina

Bay Center is an unincorporated community located approximately 16 miles south of South Bend. Bounded by the Palix River and Willapa Bay, Bay Center is the geometric center of Willapa Bay and home to several commercial oyster-growing operations. In this community, commercial fishing and aquaculture dominates the marina. The Port facilities accommodate a thriving shellfish and crabbing industry. The current population of Bay Center is 300. A growing residential community will present a number of opportunities for the Port and the community in the coming years. The Port owns no upland property in Bay Center.

Bendiksen Landing

Bendiksen Landing is located at 313 Robert Bush Dr. South Bend, WA 98586 on 9 acres. The site fronts US/SR101 and the Willapa River. There are nine buildings with total of 28,000 square foot, a 32,000 square foot wharf/with buildings and floating dock for moorage. There are currently two tenants. A shellfish company lease space for offloading oysters and mooring vessels and a takeout fish and chips business operates from a food trailer near the highway.

Dick Taylor Industrial Park

The Dick Taylor Industrial Park, is located on a 30-acre parcel fronting US 101 in Raymond. Approximately 10 acres has been developed for light industrial use. The park is also connected to the industrial wastewater pretreatment plant located at the main Port dock via a pumping station and force main. There are currently four industrial buildings on the site. The Port also owns the former Dennis Company warehouse located directly across SR 101 from the industrial park, and the former Nettleton building and a 9,000 square foot building in the City of South Bend.

Raymond Port Dock

The Raymond Port Dock is located on the Willapa River on US 101. Port facilities at this location include an historic 50,000 square foot, ‘high’ dock, which services an array of commercial vessels. In addition there are 700 feet of floating docks, which are available for moorage. The Port dock area has nine industrial buildings, which are leased to commercial/industrial tenants. The Port also has an industrial wastewater treatment plant. The Port facilities on the south bank of the Willapa River occupy 27 acres.

Stan Hatfield Energy Innovation District

The Port acquired a 30 acre former sawmill site located at the confluence of the South Fork of the Willapa River. The park is located just north of US 101 in Raymond and is accessed from Wilson Street. The Port leases a kiln and planer facilities to a regional sawmill. The former mill machine shop has been completely renovated and now accommodates an e-merchant and marijuana production.

Tokeland Marina and RV Park

The Tokeland Marina and RV Park, is located in the unincorporated community of Tokeland at the north of Willapa Bay. Tokeland is primarily a residential community with a population of 400. Tokeland is also the site of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, which is home to approximately 70 tribal members. The tribe owns and operates a small casino, convenience store, restaurant and health clinic. The Tokeland marina offers both recreational and commercial moorage. The Port facilities are on 40 acres and include two seafood servicing buildings, a light industrial building leased to Ambrosia Technologies, a public fishing pier, a high dock, and RV Park and boat ramp. A fish processing plant is located blocks away from the main Port dock. Port dock facilities provide local fishing and aquaculture industries access between land and water. A new Seafood market will open soon.

Tokeland Marina RV Park is OPEN! 45 RV hook ups and tent spots available. Check in 12 p.m. Check out 11:00 a.m.

For Marina & RV Park Reservations call: #360-942-7693 Email: tokelandmarinarvpark@gmail.com

Willapa Harbor Airport

The airport was built by the Coast Guard in 1946 and is located on SR105 five miles west of Raymond. It features an asphalt paved, 3000’ foot long and 52’-wide general aviation service runway on an East-West orientation with rotating beacon and radio-activated runway lights. Hanger space is available, along with tie-downs for five aircraft, and a pilot ready room with phone and rest room. The Port is currently expanding the area available for hangars.

Vacancies

The Port currently has no vacant buildings, however, we are always will to talk to prospective tenants about building to suit or leasing vacant industrial lands. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact Port manager Jim Sayce at 360-942-3422, or portofwh@willapabay.org.

Raymond Port Docks

No Vacancy.

Stan Hatfield Energy Innovation District

Approximately 5,000 sq feet available. Two floors with one roll up door. Formerly used as a grow space. Has fire suppression system.

A Great Place to Work!

The Port of Willapa Harbor welcomes small manufacturing firms. Our tenants operate in a supportive business environment and with reasonable rental rates and a range of tenant services.

The Port of Willapa offers a variety of commercial and industrial facilities and properties for lease at locations in Raymond and Tokeland.

Ambrosia Technology

Located at the Tokeland Marina, Ambrosia Technology are producers of SEA-CROP concentrate: a mycorrhizal stimulant containing over 80 natural source minerals and active organic substances from deep sea Pacific Ocean water.

Tenant Website: Ambrosia Technology

Aunt Donna's LLC

1725 Ocean Avenue Building 5A Raymond, WA 98577

Tenant Website: https://www.facebook.com/aunt.donnas.7

Coast Seafood

Coast Seafoods is a major oyster grower and processor on Willapa Bay with facilities in South Bend and Ocean Park. Coast Seafoods leases a commercial pier and warehouse space from the Port.

Tenant Website: http://www.pacshellfish.com

DMG Capital

Taylor Industrial Park

2870 Ocean Ave., Raymond WA 98577

Goose Point Oysters Inc.

Goose Point Oyster grows and processes oysters on Willapa Bay. Goose Point operates an oyster seed setting facility at the Port’s Tokeland Marina.

Tenant Website: http://www.goosepoint.com

Jackpot Industries Inc

Located at the Raymond Port Dock, Jackpot Industries is a 30 employee commercial fishing vessel maintenance facility for 6 vessels from 80’ –110’ operating in the West Coast and Alaska fisheries.

Nelson Crab Inc

Located at the Tokeland Marina, Nelson Crab has built its reputation on taking the extra time and effort to produce only the best, all-natural, wild seafood from the Pacific Northwest. Signature products include Dungeness crab, wild salmon and albacore tuna. Fresh, frozen or canned, we use no preservatives or chemicals in our seafood. Pure, natural wild seafood – nothing tastes better.

Tenant Website: Nelson Crab Inc

Pacific Bow Butts Target Systems

Pacific Bow Butts Target Systems is a leading manufacturer of the highest quality archery targets and archery backstops.

Tenant Website: Pacific Bow Butts

Pedigree Cats

Located at the Raymond Port Docks, Pedigree Cats specialize in building custom, luxurious multihulls; power catamarans, sail catamarans and trimarans, with many amenities included as standard features. Pedigree Cats is the custom builder in the United States using a skilled labor force with proven building materials.

Tenant Website: Pedigree Cats Catamaran

Potential Energy LLC

Potential Energy is a cannabis processor located in the Port’s Taylor Industrial Park.

RLM Green Investments

Marijuana producer.

Tenant Website: N/A

Raymond/South Bend School Districts

The Raymond/South Bend School Districts Lease Building #2 at the Raymond Port Dock,

1725 Ocean Avenue Raymond, WA 98577

The school districts have partnered to develop the Harbor Trade and Technology Center.

Riverside Gardens

Marijuana producer, Taylor Industrial Park, 2845 Ocean Avenue, Raymond WA 98577

South Fork Business Park

South Fork Business Park leases a number of Port facilities for cannabis related businesses.

Sterling Surveying

Sterling Surveying provides a full range of surveying services. Their offices are located at the Raymond Port Dock,

1725 Ocean Ave
Raymond, WA 98577-2813
Phone: (360) 875-4016

Tidal Vision LLC dba Pacific Gro. LLC & Creative Ag

Pacific Gro produces a variety of liquid and dry organic fertilizers made of seafood and other agricultural wastes.

Tenant Website: Pacific Gro

Two Heads Company

Two Heads is a cannabis producer processor.

Tenant Website: http://www.twoheadsco.com

Tokeland Seafood Exchange

Tokeland Seafood Exchange is a commercial fish buying operation located at the Tokeland Marina and is affiliated with South Bend Products.

Tenant Website: South Bend Products

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Links

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CITY OF RAYMOND, WA
https://cityofraymond.com/

CITY OF SOUTH BEND, WA
https://southbend-wa.gov/

PACIFIC COUNTY
https://www.co.pacific.wa.us/

CULTURAL LINKS

CHINOOK TRIBE
https://chinooknation.org/

HISTORYLINK
https://www.historylink.org

NORTHWEST CARRIAGE MUSEUM
https://nwcarriagemuseum.org/

PACIFIC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM
https://pacifichistoricalmuseum.org/

RAYMOND THEATER
https://cityofraymond.com/raymond-theatre/

TOKELAND HOTEL
https://www.tokelandhotel.com

WILLAPA SEAPORT MUSEUM
https://willapaseaportmuseum.com/

EDUCATION

GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
https://www.ghc.edu/

SOUTH BEND HIGH SCHOOL
https://www.southbend.wednet.edu

WILLAPA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #160
https://willapavalley.org/

RAYMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT
https://raymondk12.org/

NEWSPAPERS

THE DAILY WORLD
Serving Grays Harbor and pacific Counties on Washington's coast.

CHINOOK OBSERVER
The News Source for Washington's Long Beach peninsula since 1900

WILLAPA HARBOR HERALD
TheIndependant, locally owned newspaper for over 130 years.

PORTS

PORT OF ILWACO
https://www.portofilwaco.com

PORT OF PENNINSULA
https://portofpeninsula.org/

SERVICES

SOUTH PACIFIC COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
https://www.beachpets.com

WILLAPA HARBOR HOSPITAL
https://www.willapaharborhospital.com/

PACIFIC COUNTY GOVERNMENT
https://www.co.pacific.wa.us/

TIMBERLAND REGIONAL LIBRARY
https://trl.org/

A Great Place to do Business!

The port works closely with local government, Grays harbor College, and the Pacific County Economic Development Council to provide a full range of business and workforce services.

Local and State Taxes

Equipment and machinery are taxed in Pacific County at same rate as real estate property tax, plus leasehold tax levied by the state is 12.84% of monthly rental fees. Both the City of Raymond and Washington State also levy a Business and Occupation tax. There is no state income tax in Washington, but the county’s state retail sales tax rate is 7.8%.

Communication Technology

CenturyTel Telephone Company provides local telephone service, and Pacific County PUD District #2, Olynet, and CenturyTel are local internet service providers. In addition to normal dial-up, 56k access to the internet throughout the county, DSL high-speed access through either 256k or 512k circuits is also available at the Port of Willapa Harbor facilities in Raymond. Fiber optic is available at most of our facilities at the Main Dock in Raymond. Please contact the Port for further information.

Electrical Utilities

Pacific County PUD District #2 electricity rates are structured according to the type and size of the customer. They include general service small, large, and metered commercial rates, plus small and large industrial rates, each of which is divided into basic service, energy usage, and demand charges. “For a non-generating utility,” says Tim Pettit, the PUD’s Willapa Operations Manager, “our rates are very competitive. In fact, they are lower than any of the surrounding utility districts in this part of the state.”

Training Opportunities

Grays Harbor Community College in Aberdeen operates an extension facilitiy in Raymond with a full schedule of introductory college level courses, including those applying toward a 4-year degree through Washington State University.

Business Financing Options

In addition to the full range of banking services provided by Bank of the Pacifc, Bank of America, Raymond Federal Savings Bank, and Great Northwest Federal Credit Union in Raymond, ShoreBank Pacific—with offices in Ilwaco—offers a variety of business loan programs designed specifically to help promote local business.

Commercial Transportation

Highway 101, the main north/south coastal highway through Washington to Oregon and California passes through Raymond and borders all three of the Port’s industrial parks.

Aberdeen/Hoquiam is 25 minutes North, and Astoria is about an hour South. Interstate 5, the main north/south freeway connecting Seattle and Portland is a 1 hour drive to the East. Regional trucking companies schedule regular routes through Raymond, and overnight UPS ground shipment is available from either Seattle or Portland.

A Great Place to live!

Both Raymond and nearby South Bend are traditional small towns. The communities host a range of service clubs, cultural facilities, local parks and many opportunities for outdoor activities.

Population

Local commercial activity and population are centered in the cities of Raymond and South Bend with smaller centers in the unincorporated communities of Tokeland and Bay Center. The year 2000 population within the Port of Willapa Harbor district was approximately 10,265 with the Pacific County population slightly over 21,000. Pacific County has one of the lowest population growth rates in the state of Washington.

Real Estate

Local real estate values have increased over the last decade, but at nowhere near the rate of increases in places like Seattle, Tacoma, or Portland. In fact, Raymond and South Bend have some of the state’s lowest housing costs.

Schools

Raymond, South Bend, and Willapa Valley communities each have their own school system. They are fiercely competitive in sports, but are equally committed to meeting the education needs of their students. Test scores are generally consistent with those of similar districts elsewhere in the state, and the area has produced outstanding graduates who go on to distinguish themselves in college, military academies, and various careers.

Grays Harbor Riverview Education Center

Whether you choose to complete the first two years of your bachelors degree or learn new job skills and train for a new profession, this is an excellent time to start college. Everyone at Grays Harbor College is committed to helping you pursue your goals by providing a quality educational experience. Visit Grays Harbor Riverview Education Center Website: http://www.ghc.edu/riverview/index.html

Law Enforcement

These small, tightly-knit rural communities have also managed to remain free of the criminal elements that have increasingly plagued larger cities. In addition to separate but closely cooperative police departments, the county sherriff’s at South Bend’s courthouse and Raymond’s detachment of Washington State Patrol officers provide unequalled 24-hour law enforcement coverage. The result is an exceptionally low crime rate, plus a very high arrest and conviction rate.

Medical Services

Willapa Harbor Hospital is a contemporary full service hospital serving the Greater Willapa Bay area in Southwest Washington. Our goal is to provide quality and cost effective healthcare services to residents and visitors of North Pacific County.

Local Newspapers

Our community is served by several excellent local papers:

• Aberdeen Daily World
• Chinook Observer
• Willapa Harbor Herald

Tokeland Marina RV Park

3242 Front Ln.
Tokeland, WA 98590

Reservations contact #360-942-7693 or tokelandmarinarvpark@gmail.com

A Great Place to Play!

Pacific County's forests, wetlands, ocean beaches, rivers, and streams offer the outdoor enthusiast unparalleled, year-round opportunities for outdoor recreation. Activities include hunting of elk, deer, and waterfowl, razor clam digging, and fresh and saltwater fishing—including some of the best sturgeon and salmon fishing on the West Coast.

Willapa Bay, the eight rivers feeding it, and the calm waters of the many sloughs and inlets provide excellent kyaking and bird watching. The ocean beach is only 30 minutes from Raymond, and a wide variety of tourist attractions are available an hour north to Westport or an hour south to the Long Beach Peninsula.

Recreation is a Port priority. Whenever possible, port facilities include recreational opportunities.

Fishing and Water Recreation

The Willapa Bay, Rivers and Hills offer a variety of outdoor recreation activities. The traditional hunting and fishing opportunities continue to attract many, both locals and visitors. The Port is in an ideal location to take advantage of many recreational opportunities. First, the Port is located in an environment with access to three distinct bodies of open water, The Willapa River, Willapa Bay and the Pacific Ocean. In each of these waters there are recreation shellfish and fishing opportunities in operation. Water recreation activities are plentiful and often enhanced by the presence of local marine services.

Willapa Hills Trail

The 57-mile Willapa Hills Trail is a rail trail connecting Raymond and South Bend to Chehalis. The trail prarllels Highway 6 and proceeds along the Willapa river between the two cities.

The trail offers beautiful views of the rivers and hills. The trail traverses the Port dock area in Raymond as well as the Stan Hatfield South Fork Industrial Park.

See: http://www.parks.wa.gov/trails/

Willapa Bay Water Trail

A trail that stretches around Willapa Bay, touching some of the most beautiful spots on the shoreline and providing spectacular views of sandy beaches, dune grasslands, coastal pine forests, and wildlife at play. The Willapa Bay Water Trail is one of the first two trails in Washington designed for kayaks, canoes and other non-motorized, beachable boats. Water trails offer unsurpassed views of Northwest scenery and wildlife while providing access to pullouts, campsites and other public amenities along the way.