Coastal Strip
Beach hiking offers a unique wilderness experience. Access to some coastal areas is on slick, wooden boardwalk. Wear soft-soled shoes and step carefully! Olympic offers over 60 miles of the most primitive natural coastline in the 48 contiguous United States. The views of ocean, cliffs, headlands, islands and seastacks, coupled with the dramatic changing sea, provide a unique wilderness experience. Hiking is the only access to most of the coast. Hiking on the wilderness coast includes both beach hiking and trails over forested headlands. On the beach, the hiking surface varies from soft to hard sand, gravel, cobble stones, boulders and large drift logs. Algae-covered rocks and wet logs can be slippery and unstable, often tipping or rolling. Hard lug-soled boots do not give traction on slick rocks. Wear lightweight hiking boots with flexible soles. It is best to stay low, take short steps and keep your hands free for balancing. The variable hiking surfaces of the beach, combined with headland trails and tides, limit even strong hikers to about five miles per day. Avoid walking on or picking up tidepool animals, when submerged or exposed on rocks at low tide.

Permit Information
Permits are required and can be obtained at the 2 Coastal Strip Ranger Stations: Mora and Ozette. Permits cost $5 to camp overnight in the wilderness (groups up to 12 people), plus $2 per person per night.

$1daily parking fee at Ozette trailhead.

Directions
Follow Highway 110 (1 mile north of Forks) to Mora Road. Follow Mora Road to visitor center.

Information Center
The Coastal Strip Ranger Stations are located at Mora on Mora Road and Ozette. To reach Ozette, take Highway 112 from Port Angeles to the Hoko-Ozette Road. Follow the signs to Ozette at the end. They are both open year-round.

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