An early community with a school and a loose cluster of homes west of Port Angeles, the community stood at the intersection of Piedmont Road (now San Juan de Fuca Highway) and the Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul and Pacific railway used to haul logs out to Port Angeles.

Mile: 53

Joyce is a community south of Crescent Bay west of Port Angeles. It was named for J. M. Joyce, who operated a store and shingle mill when Port Angeles Western Railroad was built into the area.

Points of Interest

Camp Hayden

Mile: 51

During World War I, this railroad point was a supply depot for the Spruce Division, commanded by Col. Brice P. Disque. The Spruce Division was organized during World War One to make certain that enough timber was cut during the war to provide lumber for military purposes. Including spruce for the building of airplane parts. The railroad on which this depot was located was built by troops under Disque's command...

Mile: 49

Once a railroad point it was not a permanent community, and does not appear on many maps. The name was for Hilda Hulgerson, a waitress in a nearby logging camp.

Mile: 48

Once a railroad point on the local branch line of the Milwaukee Railroad, overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Mile: 45

A small settlement huddled about the mouth of Twin Rivers. Named for its position at the mouths of West Twin and East Twin rivers. The former Twin School stood further upland from the buildings clustered along the railway and along the shoreline. The community was also known as Twin Rivers.

Mile: 39

The route affords a sweeping view of the broad Strait, where huge waves driven by westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean roll through the passage. Bald eagles, having made recent comebacks, can be seen sitting atop trees or wading along the shoreline at low tide.

Mile: 35

View from this recreation area across Butler cove to Pillar Point. This south shore point on the Strait of Juan de Fuca is north of Pysht in north central Clallam County. The name was placed on British admiralty charts in 1847 by Capt. Kellett. It was approved by U.S. Coast Survey in 1858. The name is descriptive.

Mile: 30

Native American for “where the wind comes from all directions”, at the mouth of Pysht River. Large log rafts are made up here for shipment to Puget Sound ports. A group of 20 buildings at Pysht was built as headquarters of the Merrill-Ring Logging Company. The ground was laid out and work started on the buildings in 1918. It is believed to be the best-planned logging headquarters in the State....

Named for the bay, which was listed on British Admiralty Charts in 1846 by Capt. Henry Kellet as Callam, his Anglicized version of the Native American name. The name of the bay, might be Kla-kla-wice; however, Kellet attempted to reproduce the tribal name, which was S'klah-lam or Do-sklal-ob, meaning big, strong nation. By the 1940s the town featured a hotel, store, a few weathered buildings, and a long dock. Today,...

Points of Interest

Slip Point Light Station Keeper’s Residence

Mile: 17

On the edge of a small, wide-mouthed bay. This village is a make-up point for Bloedel-Donovan log rafts. A dump pier extends far into the water to facilitate making up the log booms. Capt. Henry Kellett chose the present name, using the Native American name. Captain George Davidson of U.S. Coast Survey, confirmed Kellet's naming, but spelled the name Sik-ke-u, which corresponds more closely to the Native American pronunciation.

Points of Interest

Seiku School

Mile: 15

Waatch was a Makah village at the mouth of the Waatch River on the Makah Native American Reservation. Waatch point, located near the settlement is at the mouth of the Waatch River. A very old Native American name for the place was Ar-kut-tle-kower. The Waatch River is a low, swampy, winding stream that rises north of Makah Peaks in northwest Clallam County and flows westerly to the Pacific Ocean. On...

This beach extends along Makah Bay, which is a shallow bay is four miles long and is open to the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Flattery. The Makah Tribe operate cabins along the beach that can be rented and provide an amazing setting to enjoy the surf or watch storms sweep in off the Pacific.