Bring Bear Spray, whistle and consider bear bells
Multiple bears fishing, crabbing and stripping berries
Petroglyphs by wedding rocks close to the tree line
The trails over the bulkheads are super steep for backpacking, it was worth the wait for tide to go down. We waited 20 min that day and walked around easily.
Cape Alava creek is flowing well especially up stream a bit.
Multiple large campsites north of Cape Alava along the tree line with ocean views.
Sadly the sick fur seal has died and is on the beach.
Tannin in the fresh water makes it tea colored.
We missed our campfires at Cape Alava with the burn ban.
There are some composite material "boards" on the Ozette Cape Alava trail. They are very slippery when wet so be careful on them.
Please don't feed the bears, this one was like a huge curious dog looking for a handout. We yelled blew our whistles and waved our poles and it sauntered off to the forest.
Don't forget to print your backpacking permit before you leave home. There is not reliable cell phone service.
The road to Lake Ozette is nicely paved and the parking lot at the ranger station is large.
An easy backpack trip for the young and the old!
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