Hiking Washington BeachesThe Pacific coast of Washington state has some fantastic hiking along the beach. Hiking Washington beaches is a great way to get exercise and fresh air. It is a wonderful weekend trip from Seattle. The North coast has rugged sections with great scenery. You can explore the Quinault area, the Olympic National Park has a section along the coast with exceptional hiking beaches. Cape Alava to Sand Point Travelway- ropes and steep sections. Lake Ozette ranger station trails Cape Alava trail, Sand Point http://www.northolympic.com/onp/ozette.html LAKE OZETTE TO THE PACIFIC COAST The Cape Alava Trail, the northern trail, is 3.3 miles and the southern trail, the Sand Point Trail is 3.0 miles to the beach. Both are nearly continuous wooded boardwalk and are tide and weather dependent. Current tide chart and weather is posted at the trailhead. A three mile walk on the beach makes a 9.3 mile loop. Along the coast you will see marine life, Ozette Island, and Cape Alava, the western most point in the contiguous United States. MORA - LAPUSH Third Beach Trail begins at the LaPush road, twelve miles west of U.S. 101. A sandy beach is 1.4 miles from the trailhead. Second Beach Trail begins on the LaPush road, fourteen miles west of U.S. 101. The trail goes .8 mile to a sandy beach with tidepools and views of sea stacks. Rialto Beach Trail is .1 mile (paved) from the parking lot to a view of the beach, James Island, and Cake Rock. Beach walk 1.5 miles to Hole-in-the-wall. Great Olympic National Park Northern coast beach trails webpagehttp://www.nps.gov/olym/wic/wcoast.htm The Central coast near Ocean Shores has great beachcombing, hiking, and just relaxing to the sound of the surf. The South Coast has great hiking, wildlife viewing areas and is a great less crowded area to visit. Good places to visit: Moclips Copalis beach Ocean City Pacific Beach Taholan Queets Long Beach Hoquiam Forks Ozette ranger station La Push Grayland Beach Makah Indian Reservation Kalaloch Hiking Washington Beaches Hiking Washington Beaches Recommended Reading: Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula (Day Hike)
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