![]() ![]() La Push Beach in Olympic National Park Second Beach Highlights: It’s close to town, no hiking required, but has stunning vistas nonetheless.Ĭamping/Lodging: You can rent a campsite or a cabin at Quileute Oceanside Resort. First Beach is not in Olympic National Park it is part of the Quileute Indian Reservation. If you want to experience the wildness of the Pacific beaches, without having to hike, First Beach is your spot. From First Beach, opposite Rialto Beach, you can see the Rialto sea stacks, and also more sea stacks further south. Rialto Beach Hole in the Wall Rialto Beach La Push/First Beachįirst Beach, as its name suggests, is the first in a series of three beaches accessible near the small town of La Push, Washington. Rialto Beach and the hike out to Hole-in-the-Wall is primarily coastal forest and ocean beach.Ĭamping on Rialto Beach: A wilderness camping permit is required, and no more than 12 people can be in a group. You’ll be rewarded with a beautiful stone arch and tons of unique tidepools. Hole-in-the-Wall is about a two-mile (just under 4 miles round trip) hike from Rialto Beach, along the Pacific NW Trail. Highlights: Aside from being extremely easy to get to, the highlights of Rialto Beach are the sea stacks, tide pools, driftwood, and a feature known as Hole-in-the-Wall. It is one of four Pacific beaches accessible from the village of the Forks, near La Push. Rialto Beach is in the Mora area, just across an inlet north of the town of La Push. Literally feet from the parking lot, Rialto Beach is one of the most accessible of the Pacific beaches. Luckily, many of the Pacific beaches are easily accessible! Easily Accessible Beaches of Olympic National Park Rialto Beach ![]() ![]() Because Olympic is so vast and sprawling some of it is not suitable for families with smaller children or people with mobility issues. Olympic National Park protects 65 miles of pristine Pacific beaches, and National Forest and Wildlife Refuges protect many more. We spent a week in Olympic NP with our then 2-year-old, and some of our favorite days were spent playing in the sand, and hiking through the rain forest to the beach. However, I LOVED visiting the Pacific beaches of Olympic National Park. I mean, I like the beach, just not so much the sand. The Pacific beaches are one of three sections of Olympic National Park they are wild and rugged, and well worth the trip. Olympic National park is vast and diverse, made up of many different topographies and climates. ![]()
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