chickapin parterre
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2014
so...it looks like it is hit and miss with who likes july vs february....In my experience of visiting Lincoln city frequently in Februrary, discount hotels and home rentals, no traffic line up from Safeway to Mo's, great surf, februray has been a go to month, much better than Nov-jan. Mornings are good in Februray and Lincoln City beaches tend to become more weather worn as the day goes on, by 2:00 it is hard to be on the beach in Februray and by 9:00 the weather settles down...For sure if a weather storm front is spining off the coast and soaking the entire PNW, then the coast is not going to be fun. but those storms in Feburary are not as frequent as Dec and janurary....definite soakers. I will not visit in July, it is cold, foggy, misty, never lets up, from morning to sunset and the traffic is horrible in July.. ...whereas in Feburary, if not in a PNW strom front, mornings are fantastic .I'm not sure that I'm following your statement about the Oregon Coast in February. But RARELY is February warmer than the average July day along the coast. I mean the coast can get cool in July but not cold. Also, February sees far more rain than July making a dry morning a hard find.
OP-If your looking for something closer to the LA area from Seattle you might want to consider Monterrey on the Central CA coast. Though anywhere much north of Malibu along the coast has great potential for some pretty nasty weather. You might want to consider making the drive down I-5 (two long days or three short days-19 hours in total to Disney) and spending your time in San Diego before hitting Disney. You'd have 3ish days, better weather, and more activities for youngsters.