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.
Potlatch State Park
Hood Canal, WA
The adjacent Skokomish River delta consists of estuary, riparian forests and extensive wetlands and a heron rookery.
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.
Damon Point
Grays Harbor, WA
Damon Point is on what was once Protection Island. But through accretion the point is now on a 1.5 mile long spit.