Front Street in Sekiu sits central to Ozette, Neah Bay, Cape Flattery, Lake Crescent and Forks, so nobody backtracks. Here are the places in order of how far you drive, starting at the tide line below the rooms.
Zero miles: walk down from your room
The shore is the first place to explore and it costs nothing to get there. Look for agates and sea glass along the tide line, and work the rocks at low water.
Slip Point in Clallam Bay and Salt Creek Recreation Area are the two spots to try when you want to go farther along the coast. Seasonal negative tides open up the best pools. Call us for dates!
18 miles from Front Street · museum open 7 days, 10 am to 5 pm
The Makah Museum holds artifacts from the Ozette Archaeological Site. Ozette was a Makah village partly buried by a mudslide 300 to 500 years ago, and it was discovered in 1970.
Give the museum real time before you drive on to the cape. It is the context for everything else on this stretch of coast.
24 miles · old-growth forest to wild Pacific beaches
Ozette is where the forest runs out onto the beach. The Ozette Triangle Loop is 9.4 miles total, and it is the day hike people plan a trip around.
Along the way there are petroglyphs to find, and eagles and black bears are part of the scenery rather than the headline.
26.5 miles · the northwesternmost point of the contiguous U.S.
A 1.3 mile hike takes you to the viewpoint. You need a Makah Recreation Permit before you go. Sort that out first and the rest of the day is easy.
A Curley's highly recommended visit.
40 miles · brilliant blue water
Lake Crescent is the long drive of the five, and the one that feels most like a different park. The Spruce Railroad Trail runs along the water, and the lake is that blue the postcards promise.
It makes a good day on the way to or from Forks, with a full tank and an early start.
Zero miles
Sea stars, urchins and oysters live in the pools below the rooms. Negative tides come seasonally, so ask the office which days are worth setting an alarm for.
Staying a few nights lets you do the cape one day and Ozette the next. Summer stays of three nights or more save 15%, and the offers page covers the off-season rates. Fishing the Strait instead? Start at fishing, or look over the rooms and dock. Wondering why the north coast at all? Read why stay here.