Day 2 Trip - Ozette Wilderness Hike

Day 2 - Around Forks and La Push


Forks is situated on a broad prairie 14 miles from the ocean. About 5,000 folks live in the area where you'll find many restaurants, lodgings, shops and. Near the south edge of town you'll find the Visitor Information Center, the Forks Timber Museum and the Forks Loggers' Memorial with its 12 foot wood-carved logger. The complex offers gardens and forest paths that link to the University of Washington research facility. The Forks Timber Museum features an authentic fire lookout tower, a 9-foot cook stove from a logging camp and exhibits of pioneer and regional history. Open mid-April through October or by appointment (360) 374-9663. Free Logging and Mill Tours depart from the Forks Visitor Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from May through September at 9:30am. Step aboard a real logging crew bus for a 2-3 hour tour of a mill, logging sites and a glimpse at the work of our nations' only Forestry Training Center. A wild plant walk is offered Thursday and Saturday at 9:30am April through September. Volunteer guides host both tours. Reservations recommended, please call (360) 374-2531 to reserve space. Rialto Beach, north of the Quillayute River, is a drive-to beach and a beautiful spot to enjoy the surf and watch shorebirds, eagles and seals. On the south side of the river in the Quileute Indian village of LaPush, First Beach is a mile-long crescent known for surfing- size waves and great whale watching. Kayakers, surfers and seals often add to the view. Second Beach, just east of LaPush, is popular with photographers and is reached by way of a .7 mile forested trail that leads to a 2-mile long sandy stretch of beach - watch for the eagle nest above the tree line. Third Beach, is a mostly-level 1.5 mile trail through natural second growth forest, a result of winds up to 170 mph in January 1921. The"'21 Blow" leveled nearly 8 billion board feet of timber, enough to construct 600,000 3-bedroom homes. In the fall, mushrooms flourish under the forest canopy on these trails. The Sol Duc Salmon Hatchery, 13 miles north of Forks, has interpretive displays, river access and picnic areas. In the fall, adult fish can be seen in the trap located past the water-cooling tower and large pond toward the river.
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Forks is situated on a broad prairie 14 miles from the ocean. About 5,000 folks live in the area where you'll find many restaurants, lodgings, shops and. Near the south edge of town you'll find the Visitor Information Center, the Forks Timber Museum and the Forks Loggers' Memorial with its 12 foot wood-carved logger. The complex offers gardens and forest paths that link to the University of Washington research facility. The Forks Timber Museum features an authentic fire lookout tower, a 9-foot cook stove from a logging camp and exhibits of pioneer and regional history. Open mid-April through October or by appointment (360) 374-9663. Free Logging and Mill Tours depart from the Forks Visitor Center on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from May through September at 9:30am. Step aboard a real logging crew bus for a 2-3 hour tour of a mill, logging sites and a glimpse at the work of our nations' only Forestry Training Center. A wild plant walk is offered Thursday and Saturday at 9:30am April through September. Volunteer guides host both tours. Reservations recommended, please call (360) 374-2531 to reserve space.

Rialto Beach, north of the Quillayute River, is a drive-to beach and a beautiful spot to enjoy the surf and watch shorebirds, eagles and seals. On the south side of the river in the Quileute Indian village of LaPush, First Beach is a mile-long crescent known for surfing- size waves and great whale watching. Kayakers, surfers and seals often add to the view. Second Beach, just east of LaPush, is popular with photographers and is reached by way of a .7 mile forested trail that leads to a 2-mile long sandy stretch of beach - watch for the eagle nest above the tree line. Third Beach, is a mostly-level 1.5 mile trail through natural second growth forest, a result of winds up to 170 mph in January 1921. The"'21 Blow" leveled nearly 8 billion board feet of timber, enough to construct 600,000 3-bedroom homes. In the fall, mushrooms flourish under the forest canopy on these trails. The Sol Duc Salmon Hatchery, 13 miles north of Forks, has interpretive displays, river access and picnic areas. In the fall, adult fish can be seen in the trap located past the water-cooling tower and large pond toward the river.