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Camping / Campsites for Backpacking the Olympic North Coast

Starting out: Rialto Beach


5 ft Low tide spot: Hole in the wall
5 ft Low tide spot: 1.0 miles later

Pictures:

  • Hole in the Wall at low tide (from the South & from the North)
  • Headed North after Hole in the Wall
  • Crossing the 1.0 mile later Low tide spot at low tide

Camping / Campsites: Chilean Memorial

Pictures

  • Rocky beaches
  • Looking back on the approach into Chilean Cove
  • Chilean Cove has camping spots all along the beach above the high tide line
  • Just before sunset at Chilean Memorial – high tide line is visible (darker wet sand vs dry loose sand)

4 ft Low tide spot: Cape Johnson Headland

Pictures

  • Working our way around Cape Johnson at Low tide. View of Chilean cove in the background.
  • Rounding the Cape Johnson headland at Low tide

Big round headland after Cape Johnson
5.5 ft Low tide spot in the middle of it

Pictures

  • Deep kelp beds covering slippery rocks and standing water … honestly miserable to trek thru
  • Rocky beach just before starting around the big round headland
  • Traveling around this big round headland was painful and LONG
  • Found ropes at the Low tide spot that climbed the ridge to a secluded campsite

Finally a nice beach & a fresh water source!

Danger: Never round headland

Pictures

  • Approaching the never round headland
  • Climbing the overland trail on a rope
  • View from the top looking down the other side

4 ft Low tide spot
Headland overland trail & the cliff

Waiting out high tide on the beach

Pictures

  • Hanging out on driftwood logs waiting out high tide
  • Playing barefoot in the surf
  • Crossing the boulders when the tide receded enough

Camping / Campsites: Cedar Creek

Pictures

  • Cedar Creek camp at the edge of the trees – Really cool camp
  • Cedar Creek water was excellent!
  • Powdery sand beach

Camping / Campsites: Norwegian Memorial

Pictures

  • Beach at Norwegian Memorial. Campsites are inside the trees all along the beach.
  • Visiting the Memorial

Slogging up Kayostla Beach
6 ft Low tide spot

Pictures

  • Starting up Kayostla Beach
  • Lots of downed trees to climb over or under
  • Very slippery rocks (always!) at Low tide spots
  • Miserable beach travel

Camping / Campsites: Yellow Banks
5 ft Low tide spot

Pictures

  • Yellow Banks cove and view of the beach. High tide driftwood log nap
  • Climbing thru the tunnel, Crossing the coolest Headland & Low tide spot

Camping / Campsites: South Sand Point

Pictures

  • Many beaches with lots of really cool rocks
  • South Sand Point campsites must have been up on the bluff because we didn’t see any hiking by

Camping / Campsites: Sand Point

Pictures

  • View of Sand Point beaches from the boardwalk trail
  • Fresh water stream not making it to the beach
  • Sand Point beaches are beautiful! Camping is right on the beach!
  • Boardwalk trail to Ozette

Ozette


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