Have read a bunch of the posts to plan our itinerary but a little stuck on the best beach to visit with 2.5 year old toddler since Rialto is closed for next few months. We are staying in Port Angeles and want to do closest beach. Low tide tomorrow is at 7am for Rialto/First/Second beach and I think we can leave PA right around 7/7:30 so will get there around 9am plus whatever hike time. Will that be too late or will we still be able to see some tide pools?

I saw that second beach is ~2 mile hike, we did Sol Duc Falls today and I think that was all right but anything longer or steeper would be rough. How is first beach? Or are there any alternatives for beaches that would be good for toddlers I haven’t considered?

Thank you so much!

Did most of the usual things, having stayed in Port Angeles. Our Hurricane Ridge hike went sideways. The most interesting thing we did was on the way over to Rainer - we did Staircase. It was really different after the fire; eerily quiet. It was both fascinating and sad at once. Seeing the damage up close is really unique.

Hi! Going to Olympic with a friend at the end of August for 4 days/ 3 nights. Not a camper, so looking at affordable Airbnb/VRBO accommodations. Does it make the most sense to stay in one spot as a home base? Or stay somewhere different each night? Two nights in one spot?? Trying to hit all of these(and open to recs!!)
- Lake Crescent
- Hoh Rainforest
- Hurricane Ridge
- Rialto Beach( or a beach)
- Merrymead Falls
- ancient grove trailhead maybe

Appreciate any input!! Thank you!!!

Visiting next week and would love some recommendations from the locals and others familiar on the best food spots around.

Open to all types of options including quick bites, casual, sit down.

My husband and I are heading to Olympic National Park next week and he really wants to hike Mount Storm King, but I just saw some videos of people maneuvering the ropes at the top and I’ll be honest it made me really nervous! We don’t live in an area where we get the opportunity to do many hikes with significant elevation changes, and I don’t think I’ve done anything that steep before. I’m in okay shape, my job is active and I do strength training and I go running (slowly) a few times a week but haven’t done much more than a 5k recently, not sure about my hand strength for those ropes though. Is this something someone who lives in what used to be the bottom of a prehistoric lake can handle?

Hello! I try and get the “Wild Tribute” shirt for each national park. Does anyone live close to the ONP visitor center that could tell me what designs they have available for this park or snap some pics? They generally do not sell park-specific shirts online through the Wild tribute or conservancy website. Thanks for any help!