Cape Flattery, WA

The drive from Port Angeles, WA, out to Cape Flattery, the northwestern most point in the contiguous US, took about two hours. It was not very far but the road was twisty and slow. It passed by the Strait of Juan de Fuca with views of Canada along the way.

We saw this sign many times for 2 hours

A tree tunnel!

Canada in the background

Low hanging clouds

At the end of the two-hour drive was an easy 25 min. hike out to the point. We didn’t read about this trail so we weren’t sure what to expect.

The trail was really cool! There were lots of wooden walkways and tree stump pathways.

Some spots were quite muddy.

However, it was completely passable and actually fairly easy to traverse.

At the end we discovered some amazing views. Several of the folks we spoke to were locals who had been out here before. They told us that it is often so foggy that you can’t see anything. We felt lucky that we were here on such a clear day.

Views of the Pacific Ocean between the trees

Almost to the Cape – view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca

View of the Pacific

More of the coast along the Pacific

Finally, Cape Flattery – USA’s northwestern most point

Standing on the lookout at Cape Flattery

Sea caves below Cape Flattery

Driving back along Cape Flattery Road we stopped to take in the views of Waatch River.

The Waatch River

Wild blackberries growning alongside the road

The Waatch River – blackberries grew wild along the guardrail

After Cape Flattery we began our long drive down the coast of Washington finally heading home. We stayed at Lake Quinault Lodge in the Olympic National Park on our first night down the coast. This was the second ecosystem we experienced at this park (click here to read about the 1st one). Lake Quinault is located in a rainforest and receives an average of 332.92 centimeters (131.07 inches) of precipitation per year. We read that it is the second wettest area in the US. (Kauai island in Hawaii is the first).

Lake Quinault Lodge

View of Lake Quinault from the Lodge

Joel always has to put his toe in the water

Irony…this was across the hall from our hotel room

Cape Flattery was the third “corner” of the US that we’ve been to (San Diego and Key West are the other two). This has been the best one so far. If you ever get up this way definitely go out to see the view.