| Description: The Pacific Coast byway runs roughly parallel to the coast, occasionally curving inland around an estuary or tracing a rocky point jutting out into the ocean. Travelers on the byway pass by pastoral inland farms, verdant rain forests, expansive sandy dunes, historic lighthouses perched on rocky shores, & a number of charming little coastal towns.
State parks line the coast itself, offering a number of places to stop & camp, hike, beachcomb, bicycle, or watch for the abundant marine birds & mammals, either on the rocks along the coast or offshore.
Location: US 101 from the Columbia River to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Season: year round.
Fee: no.
Reservations: no. |
Campground: Pacific Coast Scenic Byway in Olympia Washington *