Scenic pullout · Olympic National Park
Binoculars might earn their keep on this Pacific pull-off.
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Olympic Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Olympic National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Beach Six Overlook: An Ocean Pause“Beach Six Overlook is ahead, a quick roadside stop for a Pacific view with a low island offshore. There's a bench for ocean watching, and binoculars may help you spot sea otters or migrating whales.”
Plays as you drive up to Beach 6 Overlook in the Parkwolf Olympic Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
Beach 6 Overlook is a roadside pull-off above the Pacific on Olympic's Kalaloch coast. It's an easy pause for an ocean view, but it isn't a way down to the sand: there's no trail to the beach from here. Stop if you're already on Highway 101 and want a quick look at the water.
The overlook's bench and fence sit above waves and a low offshore island. For a photo, include the bench or fence in the foreground to give the ocean view some scale.
Take binoculars if you want to scan for sea otters and migrating whales. They're possibilities to look for, not a reason to count on a sighting.
Wildlife
710 sightingsOlympic MarmotMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
30 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
42 sightingsGrey WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
23 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
71 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
306 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Olympic. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyBeach 6 Nature Trail0.4 mi · 21 min · 0.6 mi awayA brief forest descent to Beach 6’s rocky shore.
EasyBig Cedar Trail (Kalaloch)0.3 mi · 20 min · 1.3 mi awayThe storm-split cedar is only the first stop on this short walk.
EasyRuby Beach Trail0.5 mi · 30 min · 1.4 mi awayA short bluff descent to tide pools and sea stacks.
ModerateBeach 4 Trail0.4 mi · 45 min · 2.9 mi awayA stairway to Kalaloch tide pools and a rugged Pacific beach.
ModerateBeach 3 Trail0.3 mi · 45 min · 3.6 mi awayA steep forest stairway drops to tidepools and rocky shore.
EasyOil City Trail1.2 mi · 1.5 hr · 4.1 mi awayA flat forest walk to the Hoh's driftwood-framed mouth.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayKalaloch Big Cedar TreeA storm-split giant still towers over a pocket of coastal old growth.
Beach · 1.4 mi awayRuby BeachSea stacks, tide pools, and driftwood make low tide worth timing.
Beach · 2.9 mi awayKalaloch Beach 4Low-tide pools, sea stars and a Pacific overlookBeach · 3.6 mi awayKalaloch Beach 3Low-tide pools reward the short, steep path down to the coast.Parkwolf’s Olympic ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
