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Hoh Rain Forest
Spruce Nature Trail
Total Distance 1.3 miles round trip
Time Required: 45 to 1.5 hours
One of the most popular hikes in Olympic National Park. The Spruce Nature Trail takes you through impressive stands of old-growth Sitka spruce, and along the Hoh River. Interpretive plaques explaining the ecology of the rainforest are found along the way. The trail is paved and is accessible with wheelchairs.

Hall of Mosses
Total Distance 0.8 miles round trip
Time Required: 30 to 60 minutes
Another popular hike, this trail forms a loop through the Hoh Rain forest passing big leaf Maples, Sitka spruce and 300 year old Cedar trees. Watch for nurse logs, fallen trees that have become seedbeds for shrubs and seedlings.

Directions:
Follow Highway 101 west out of Port Angeles, From Forks, drive south on 101 to the entrance to Olympic National Park. Follow Hoh River Road for 18 miles to the park visitor center and the road's end.

Easy walk along the beach. Lots of tide pools with star fish and other small creatures. Also saw a group of pelicans fishing.
The tide was low enough to access the arch. The rocks closest to the shore were quite slippery, lacking the usual crust of barnacles.
Tide Info: 09/12/2009 Sat 12:52AM LDT 0.4 L 07:28AM LDT 5.4 H 12:25PM LDT 3.7 L 06:31PM LDT 7.6 H
Rialto Beach, which lies north of the town, is typical of the unbridled beauty that is to be found on this coastline, with its towering sea stacks and awe-inspiring vistas.

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ACCESS: From Hwy 101 at milepost 227.9, turn north onto Barnes Point Rd. Drive 0.6 mile. Use picnic parking
Explore the shore from the Spruce Railroad Trail, an easy 4-mile hike along the lake's scenic northern edge