Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Olympia, WA
The trails give excellent birdwatching vantages of the refuge’s sloughs, dikes, wetland pools, and extensive mud and tidal flats. When the tide is out, take to the boardwalk traversing glistening mud and salt flats.
Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve
Olympia, WA
This is a great “pit-stop” on your loop journey. The access from Hwy 101 is easy, and ADA accessible.
Mary E. Theler Wetlands Nature Preserve
Belfair, WA
139 acres of wildlife rich estuary in the Union River Delta at the farthest reaches of Hood Canal.
Twanoh State Park
Hood Canal, WA
The more than a half mile of beach on Hood Canal is where the good birdwatching is at.
Oakland Bay County Park
Shelton, WA
From the trailhead hike through old-growth trees and an old orchard to the historic 1892-built Malaney-O’Neill House on a small bluff above Oakland Bay.
Jarrell Cove State Park
Harstine Island, WA
An easy one mile trail loops the park’s periphery through quiet woods and along a bluff above the two slender finger inlets making up Jarrell Cove.
Potlatch State Park
Hood Canal, WA
The adjacent Skokomish River delta consists of estuary, riparian forests and extensive wetlands and a heron rookery.
Dosewallips State Park
Brinnon, WA
Enjoy more than 1000 acres of prime wildlife habitat along the Dosewallips River at its delta on Hood Canal.
Fort Flagler Historical State Park
Marrowstone Island, WA
Owing to its location and surrounded by water on three sides, the park is a great spot for watching marine birds.
Fort Worden Historical State Park
Port Townsend, WA
The 434-acre park contains high bluffs, a lagoon, mature forest, and extensive beaches.
Miller Peninsula State Park
Sequim, WA
2800 acres of undeveloped beaches, bluffs, and forestland on the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay.
Railroad Bridge Park
Sequim, WA
The park provides access to the 130-mile long North Olympic Discovery Trail, consisting of former railroad lines.
Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge
Sequim, WA
The eelgrass beds in Dungeness Bay host some of the state’s largest concentrations of wintering harlequin ducks, scaups, black brants, black-bellied plovers and dunlins.
Salt Creek County Park
Port Angeles, WA
When the tide is low, take to a series of staircases leading to beaches, and rocky shelves for better viewing.
Pillar Point County Park
Port Angeles, WA
If you have a boat or kayak you can paddle to nearby DNR beaches and tidal flats. Otherwise you can observe birds from the park’s small beach.
Clallam Bay Spit Park
Clallam Bay, WA
Mile long sandy spit with beach walking, views of Vancouver Island, and excellent birdwatching. The river attracting a wide array of birds and mammals.
Cape Flattery
Neah Bay, WA
(TRAIL CURRENTLY CLOSED) From viewpoints teetering high above the surf, look fora variety of shorebirds.
Lake Ozette-Cape Alava
Pacific Coast, WA
9.4 miles roundtrip loop including lake, forests, bogs and beach walking.
Quillayute River Estuary and Slough
La Push, WA
This wide river, formed by glacier-fed tributaries, provides excellent habitat for a wide array of avian species.
Ruby Beach
Pacific Coast, WA
From a bluff top trailhead, hike through a salt-sprayed maritime forest for .2 mile to the beach set before contorted sea stacks and Abbey Island just offshore.