Cape Alava Loop (Ozette Triangle) — Friday, Sep. 5, 2025

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.

It takes longer than you think to backpack 3 miles in sand, rocks, kelp, around trees and debris, hiking poles helped me balancing with a backpack.

We packed extra water in to Sand Point because the creek is a trickle right now, so we camped at Sand Point first and Cape Alava second.  Most people go the other direction.

Cape Alava creek is flowing well especially up stream a bit.

Multiple large campsites south of Sandpoint in the trees, but with ocean views.

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 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 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!