What A Day For A Day Trip

Olympic National Park

This national treasure spans 922,650 acres and is literally located in Seabrook’s backyard, just a day-trip away. The park has four regions: the coastline, the alpine, the temperate rainforest west, and the drier forests east. Here’s the Concierge's day-trip guide of locations, restaurants, attractions, and mileage: Olympic Peninsula Loop Day Trip.

Hoh Rainforest

This temperate climated destination sources from the Hoh River that makes its way from Mount Olympus to the coastline of the mighty Pacific Ocean. There are hiking trails and wildlife to view all under the lush green canopy at a mild temperature no warmer than 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cape Disappointment

South of Seabrook ~100 miles on the Long Beach Peninsula, Cape Disappointment is a 2,023-acre park rich in history and museums. You can explore old-growth forests and discover freshwater lakes, saltwater marshes, and ocean tidelands.

Ruby Beach

Just a scenic loop around the Quinault Indian Nation Reservation of 73 miles and you arrive at this stunning coastal location. Surrounded by driftwood and rubylike crystals in the sand, you can explore, beachcomb, and tidepool for the day amid sea creatures, birds, and amazing sea stacks (a geological stack of rock out in the sea along the coast formed by wave erosion).

Lake Quinault Lodge

Just 39 miles from Seabrook, Lake Quinault Lodge brings historical significance being where President Franklin D Roosevelt enjoyed lunch in the restaurant now named after him. The lodge also sits adjacent to the Quinault National Recreation Trail System of many family-friendly hikes through the temperate rainforest and ancient, old-growth trees.

Sol Duc Valley

The Sol Duc river, falls, hot springs, hiking trails, old-growth forests, and much more await you less than three hours from Seabrook.

Cape Flattery

Located a little over three hours from Seabrook on the Makah Reservation, Neah Bay. This destination is a journey to the northwesternmost point of the contiguous U.S. The spectacular views from the cape can be reached via The Cape Flattery Trail part boardwalk, stairs, and paths.

Forks

Along with being the filming location of the Twilight series, Forks is a friendly town of restaurants and shops less than two hours from Seabrook. There are free logging and mill tours as well as the Forks Timber Museum.

Westport

Just over an hour from Seabrook, this town at the entrance to Grays Harbor is alive with history and tourism. Along with seeing The Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Westport Maritime Museum, and John’s River Wildlife Area, you can charter fishing, visit cranberry bogs, fly a kite, drive a go-kart track, taste wine, play on the beach, tour the harbor, hike, and more.

For more information on visiting the Olympic National Park while lodging in Seabrook, read Olympic National Park & Seabrook.

For more information on adventuring in and around Seabrook, read our other Seabrook Stories.