Cape Flattery

Sendero en Clallam County, Washington, United States

Mapa de campo

• Duración típica: 2h

Acceso y tarifas

• makah recreation permit per vehicle (tarifa: USD 20 · display: on windshield · validity: 1 year)

Qué hacer

• coastal scenery viewing (bays: Makah Bay and Neah Bay)
• forest hiking (surface: gravel path and boardwalk)
• scenic overlook: sea caves and sea stacks
• short hike to cape (surface: mostly boardwalked)
• view fuca pillar sea stack
• view tatoosh island and lighthouse
• avistamiento de ballenas (especies: humpback, orca, gray whale)
• wildlife viewing: sea lions and seabirds

Antes de ir

• arrive early or late on weekends and holidays (motivo: small lot fills quickly)
• boardwalks and stairs slippery when wet
• wind and rain likely, especially in winter (gear: wind and waterproof layers recommended)

Servicios

• restroom at trailhead

Mejor época para visitar

• visit early or late in day (temporada: weekends and holidays especially)

Características

• cape flattery lighthouse on tatoosh island (ubicación: just offshore)
• fuca pillar sea stack on west side (description: tall, near-rectangular rock)
• makah reservation land
• northwesternmost point, contiguous us
• oldest non-native named feature in washington state (date: March 22, 1778 · named by: James Cook)
• olympic coast national marine sanctuary northern boundary
• strait of juan de fuca meets pacific ocean
• the lighthouse dates from 1857 (u.s. coast guard).

Cerca de aquí

• neah bay, closest town
• neah bay, washington (relación: closest town)
• outside olympic national park

Datos útiles

• 1.2 miles round trip
• 3 viewpoints on trail
• boardwalked trail to cape (longitud: short hike)
• clallam county, washington (region: Olympic Peninsula)
• dogs allowed on trail (condition: on leash, on boardwalks only)
• driving route from port angeles (ruta: Hwy 101 W to Hwy 112 W, 64 miles to Neah Bay, then Cape Flattery Road ~8 miles)
• managed by makah tribe
• pack out all litter
• permit sold in neah bay in person (vendors: Makah Culture and Research Center, Makah Marina, Makah Mini Mart, Washburn's General Store, Makah Tribal Center, Hobuck Beach Resort)
• roughly 20 vehicles
• stay on boardwalks (motivo: protect fragile vegetation)
• tatoosh island is closed to visitors
• trail difficulty: easy

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-KYB5-S7R8K

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