Ruby Beach is one of the most well-known beaches to visit along the Olympic coastline. Famous for the ruby colored crystals in the beach sand that occasionally gathers there, Ruby Beach, offers miles of beach exploration with huge rock formations, [...]
Lake Ozette, Washington’s third largest natural lake, is located just a few miles from the Pacific Coast in Olympic National Park. The remote and largely untouched lake offers a variety of recreation, including hiking, fishing, kayaking and canoeing, and camping. [...]
One of the most unique museums in the Pacific Northwest is also the only one of its kind in the world. Visit John’s Beachcombing Museum in Forks, WA and explore a fascinating collection of lost, discarded, then rediscovered items. John [...]
The Makah Museum, in Neah Bay, WA, is internationally recognized as one of the nation's finest tribal museums. The museum's fascinating collection of pre-contact Makah artifacts is unrivaled and well worth your time. The Makah are an indigenous people of [...]
Come see the Tree of Life, Washington State natural wonder, just 40 minutes from Manitou Lodge in Forks, WA. “What is the Tree of Life,” you ask? The “Tree of Life”, is a Sitka spruce, the largest kind of spruce, [...]
Exploring downtown Forks WA on the Olympic Peninsula Forks WA Chamber of Commerce & Timber Museum Forks WA is located in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula, between the Olympic Mountains and Pacific Ocean beaches. Manitou Lodge is only 15 [...]
Bogachiel State Park is 127 acres of old-growth rainforest on the banks of the Bogachiel River. The park offers fishing, picnicking, hiking, biking, wildlife and more - and all less than a half hour's drive from Manitou Lodge! Washington's Olympic [...]
Surfing may not be the first thing that comes to mind for most when they think of the Olympic Peninsula. Yet people have been surfing La Push and Neah Bay for years. Best of all? La Push is less than [...]