Cape Flattery, Neah Bay

A little while ago, my husband and I were convinced that we were going to move to Port Angeles, and we couldn’t wait to explore the rainforest and Pacific coast. While (impatiently) waiting for job offers and Zillow messages to come through, we decided to visit the Olympic Peninsula and sightsee some new places. Long story short, we drove 2 hours along a beautifully scenic 2-lane road to the most northwestern tip of the contiguous US. And voila: a Cape Flattery core memory was created!

The majority of the trip out west on Highway 112 is coastal, meaning you are driving along the Strait of Juan de Fuca looking out at Victoria, Canada, almost the entire time. (Make sure someone else is driving so your eyes can be glued to the scenery the entire time.) There are several scenic viewpoints to park at along the way to eat a snack or enjoy the ocean air.

The Cape Flattery Trail is 0.75 miles each way (1.5 miles total) and is extremely flat. There is a wooden lookout at the end of the trail that offers a panoramic view of the area. The Cape Flattery Sticker’s perspective is from one of the offshoots of the wooden platform.

Though it’s a bit of a drive to get to, I’d recommend making it out there! It felt mystical to be at the end of the PNW.