Beach Options

If we want easy access to the beaches, below are some options. Note that Kalaloch is a very popular beach campground, but it is the only one that requires reservations. I've already checked for our dates and there are only a few sites available for Wednesday and Thursday night only.

Ozette National Park
Lake Ozette is the most western mainland US lake and the state's third largest body of fresh water. The campground sits at the north end of the lake. The Parks map from previous post shows that there are some nice hikes down to the beach from the campground, and Shi Shi Beach and Arches is just north along the coast. Smaller campground with only 15 sites. $12/night. Bathrooms but no showers.

http://www.nwsource.com/travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?dt=2566&cid=2&pageid=WA&cityid=23

Mora National Park
The campground is located along the Quillayute River approximately two miles from Rialto Beach. There don't appear to be as many great hikes to the beach as Ozette but plenty of them from and along the beach once there, and La Push is there as well as the famous Hole in the Wall. 94 sites. $12/night. Bathrooms but no showers.

http://www.nwsource.com/travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?dt=2567&cid=2&pageid=WA&cityid=23

The Olympic Penisula

Well, I think we had at least settled on the idea of going to the Olympic Penisula for Campfest 2006. Use the following link to view a detailed National Parks map of the penisula with the park campgrounds identified. Except for Kalaloch in the southwest corner, all the park campgrounds are first-come, first-serve.

http://www.nps.gov/applications/parks/olym/ppMaps/OLYMmap1.pdf

The Dates

Woo hoo!! After 10+ years of friendship we are all three taking a camping trip together.

Campfest 2006 officially kicks off on Wednesday, August 2. We plan to drive out of Seattle that night, destination TBD. We will return to the city on Sunday, August 6.

So where do we go??