Unique features: Ocean views, sea stacks, opportunities to view bald eagles and seals. Bird life is common on sea stacks. Whale migration occurs in March/April and October. Group Size …

Jan 8, 2024 · This Olympic Peninsula coastal beach has everything that makes ONP beaches worth visiting: jaw-dropping rock formations, dramatic cliffs, a coastal forest, tide pools, sea stacks, and beach camping.

2 days ago · The trail is wooded for the first 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and then descends to a beach with tidepools. Nearby, First Beach can be reached with vehicles and is great for surfing.

A short 0.7 mile hike through the forest leads you to one of the most scenic displays the Pacific Coast has to offer. Towering sea stacks decorate the shoreline and an endless smooth, sandy beach awaits exploration. Second Beach is known for its iconic sunsets, which seasonally peaks through a hole in its most famous sea stack.

Second Beach is in La Push and not Port Angeles. The trail to Second Beach starts at the Quileute Indian Reservation, and spans 1 mile (1.6 km) before reaching the coast.

Jan 8, 2025 · Second Beach in Olympic National Park is one of the most breathtaking beaches on the Pacific Northwest coast. A wide sandy cove framed by rocky headlands and a natural arch, dramatic sea stacks and tiny islands rising out of the crashing surf, and piles of huge sun-bleached driftwood make for a breathtaking scene.

Jan 4, 2024 · Second Beach is just right: reached by a hike just long enough to add a sense of wildness to its stunning beauty. It’s perfect for children, seasoned hiker, newbie hikers, and teenage hikers l ooking for vampires. The well-constructed trail starts on …

The parking lot and trailhead for imaginatively named Second Beach are on Quillayute land, but the trail quickly enters the national forest. The 3/4 mile trail passes through pretty coastal forest with wild old trees before descending to the Pacific Ocean.

Apr 24, 2024 · Second Beach, accessed via an easy forest trail through Quileute lands, opens to a vista of the Pacific Ocean and sea stacks. Third Beach offers a 1¼-mile forest hike for a warm-up before...

Feb 3, 2020 · Even though it’s a long drive from Seattle, Olympic Coast backpacking at Second Beach in Olympic National Park is an excellent first backpacking trip for beginners as well as a fun and relaxing trip for those with more experience.