Theking,

Have you ever been down for razor clamming? What do you have to say about the extremely limited parking and the distance to the beaches? Do you really think that it's practical for this activity to say that "everyone else can hike"? Can you immagine cramming all those people who spread out with vehicles into the first several hundred yards of the accesses?

An entirely different question is the local economies of the businesses along the clam beaches. I immagine they depend pretty heavily on the crowds who enjoy the clamming. If people have to walk the miles they drive on the beach to get to their favorite clamming spots, I doubt they would continue coming down. And the clamming on the immediately accessible areas on either side of the accesses would be wiped out after one season, so who's going to come?

Besides, it's just fun to drive on the beach. It's a treat. It's something you can do with the family that is relatively unique. If it's solitude you want, Washington has it in abundance. There are vast stretches of undeveloped beach where the only access is by foot. These areas are truely unique and I would never even hint that anything like a vehicle be allowed on those beaches - only hikers, campers, shadows and footprints.