Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Dec 20, 2005
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Dungeness Spit
- Region: Olympics -- North
- Agency: Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
- Avg Rating: 2.71
After a failed attempt to drive down the iced road to the Lower Dungeness Trail, a friend and I decided to enact Plan B and haul out to Dungeness Spit near Sequim, WA. The road to the trailhead is paved the entire way and a $3 permit fee is required to enter the refuge. From the parking area, follow the dirt access road for approximately 0.5 mile as it winds through trees, past a lookout deck with a pair of high powered binoculars for public use free of charge and down the promontory to the beach. From here you will follow the outside of the spit approximately 4.5 miles to the New Dungeness Lighthouse where you may be offered a free tour. The tide was out during our trek out to the lighthouse and we found the compact sand near the waterline easier to walk on. The same was true for the return trip even though the tide was a little further in. There is no need to fear being trapped on the spit during high tide because there is always more than enough beach to walk on. The weather cooperated for the most part with occasional light rain on the return trip. I was able to complete the hike wearing shorts covered with gore-tex pants and a t-shirt with the occasional application of a cotton sweatshirt, a gore-tex rain jacket and gore-tex gloves. All in all it was a great hike with no obstacles encountered along the trail or on the roads leading there. The wind was not an issue.
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Snow Owl Encountered Along The Trail
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