Olympia, WA
This is a great “pit-stop” on your loop journey. The access from Hwy 101 is easy, and ADA accessible.

Belfair, WA
139 acres of wildlife rich estuary in the Union River Delta at the farthest reaches of Hood Canal.

Shelton, WA
From the trailhead hike through old-growth trees and an old orchard to the historic 1892-built Malaney-O’Neill House on a small bluff above Oakland Bay.

Sequim, WA
The park provides access to the 130-mile long North Olympic Discovery Trail, consisting of former railroad lines.

Port Angeles, WA
If you have a boat or kayak you can paddle to nearby DNR beaches and tidal flats. Otherwise you can observe birds from the park’s small beach.

Clallam Bay, WA
Mile long sandy spit with beach walking, views of Vancouver Island, and excellent birdwatching. The river attracting a wide array of birds and mammals.

Pacific Coast, WA
From a bluff top trailhead, hike through a salt-sprayed maritime forest for .2 mile to the beach set before contorted sea stacks and Abbey Island just offshore.

Pacific Coast, WA

The birding is excellent from these easily accessible Olympic National Park beaches.

Grays Harbor, WA
Damon Point is on what was once Protection Island. But through accretion the point is now on a 1.5 mile long spit.

Grays Harbor, WA
The basin is inundated with hundreds of thousands of shorebirds from late April to early May.

Montesano, WA
The main trail travels along Lake Quigg’s shoreline passing a floating dock, several boardwalks, interpretive signs, and a dock on the Chehalis River.