Kalaloch Beach
Forks, WA
Inside Olympic National Park, with a namesake lodge and campground that locals book out months ahead, and the tree root sculpture known as the Tree of Life clinging to an eroding bluff nearby. The beach itself is long, wild, and driftwood strewn, built for walking rather than swimming.
A wild, driftwood strewn stretch built for walking, the lodge and campground book out months ahead so plan far in advance if you want to stay over.
How we score beachesBook the lodge or campground months in advance for summer. Both tend to sell out early.
Dogs are welcome on a six-foot leash on Kalaloch's beaches year-round.
Forks sees some of the highest rainfall totals in the contiguous US outside summer, so July and August are the driest, most reliable months to visit. Water off this stretch never really warms, staying in the 50s regardless of season.
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