Shi Shi Beach Two Nights Fri/Sat

Four hours ferry and drive from Bellevue

Shi Shi Beach Access Through Makah Indian Reservation

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It's time to hike to wild Shi Shi Beach, perhaps the most dramatic beach in Washington State, located west of Neah Bay, Wash., on SR 112, which has been designated as one of America's Scenic Byways.

Named "best nature beach" by the Travel Channel, the beach became part of the National Park in 1976.

Located on the south end of Shi Shi Beach, Point of Arches is probably the most stunning set of sea stacks you'll ever see, with it's bold arches, intriguing tunnels and amazing tide pools. Oh yeah, it's time.

Consistently rated by Northwest hikers as one of the region’s most beautiful beach, Shi Shi has been revered throughout the ages. The first mile winds through pockets of mature Sitka spruce and traverses saturated bogs via boardwalks and bridges. A half-mile of somewhat muddy terrain must still be negotiated before coming to the park boundary. Now the only thing separating you from the beach is a steep trail down a 150-foot bluff.
Put your knees to the test and emerge at the northern end of the two mile beach. Taste the salty air-feel the pounding surf at your feet-embrace the incredible beauty before you. Amble down the wide sandy beach and immediately forget about the civilized world.
Dunes and bluffs hem you close to the surf. Giant logs dance in the breaking waves. Eagles let out high-pitched welcomes from overhanging snags. In the distance is Point of the Arches, a mile-long cavalcade of sea stacks and natural arches. In low tide, there’s no better place on the Olympic Coast for admiring these wind and water sculptured landmarks.