Browns Point -Kalaloch–Kid and dog friendly hike on the wild Olympic Coast

Location: Olympic National Park coast Land Agency: National Park Service Roundtrip: 4.0 miles Elevation gain: 50 feet Contact: Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center Green Trails Map: Olympic Coast 99S Recommended Resource: Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula 3rd edition (Mountaineers Books) Notes: Dogs must be leashed; Browns Point can only be rounded during low tides; Practice Leave…

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Ruby Beach─Easily accessible but still wild

Quick Facts: Location: Olympic Coast Land Agency: National Park Service Roundtrip: To Ruby Beach: 0.5 mile; To Hoh River: 6.0 miles Elevation Gain: 80 feet Green Trails Map: Olympic Coast 99S Notes: Dogs permitted but must be on a leash. Access: From Forks, head south on US 101 for 27 miles to Ruby Beach trailhead.…

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Hole in the Wall–walk a wilderness beach to a big natural arch

Quick Facts: Location: Olympic Peninsula Coast Land Agency: Olympic National Park Roundtrip: 4.0 miles Green Trails Map: Olympic Beaches 99S Elevation Gain: None Contact: Olympic National Park  Access: From Forks, drive west on SR 110 to Quillayute Prairie. Here SR 110 splits. Bear right (Mora Road), and drive 5.0 miles to the trailhead at road’s end.…

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