Third Beach

Our second hike of today was to Third Beach (a short drive south from La Push), a 3.8 round mile trip to Strawberry Bay Falls with 280 ft elevation loss/gain.

The first 1.4 miles are through the forest.

This is a pretty forest walk, lots of ferns,


















large trees,

















shelf fungi,

skunk cabbage,

moss and other greenery

View of the Pacific Ocean as the trail descends towards the beach.

Pano at Third Beach

We had to cross the large downed trees over Newbert creek to reach the beach.

We hiked south along Third Beach towards Taylor Point (which cannot be rounded even at low tide, there is an overland trail that we did not do today).










A nice sandy beach walk, 1/2 mile to the waterfalls.

We were at Rialto Beach during low tide, so by the time we reached Third Beach the tide was coming in and we could not safely get to the base of Strawberry Falls.

Strawberry Falls has a 119 ft drop, it is the tallest waterfall that drops directly into the Pacific Ocean in Washington State.

Watching the tide continue to come in.

Looking north to Teahwhit Head the north end of Third Beach (which also can not be safely rounded at any tide).