Parking
Use the Beach 6 Nature Trail access from U.S. 101. A dedicated lot or pullout, capacity, and fee were not verified.
Overview
About Beach 6 Nature Trail
Why go
- Quick access to the Pacific shore
- Rock shelves and tide pools at the beach
Heads up
- The return climbs roughly 40 meters
- Parking layout and surface details are undocumented
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
6 active Olympic alerts
- CautionUS 101 Hoh River Bridge reduced to one laneUS 101 at the Hoh River Bridge is restricted to one lane of alternating traffic; obey the signals and 25 mph speed limit.Official details
- ClosureStaircase wilderness trails and campsites remain closedWilderness trails and campsites around Staircase remain closed during recovery from the Bear Gulch Fire; the developed Staircase area, including the Rapids Loop, campground, and ranger station, is…Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Olympic Tour Guide
Your drive to Beach 6 Nature Trail, narrated.
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.
See the Olympic audio tourRecorded for this area
Beach Six Overlook: An Ocean Pause0:00 / 0:15
“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 on the road 0.6 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Olympic Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Ruby Beach: Stacks and Tide Pools
- The Crab in a Borrowed Shell
- Kalaloch Big Cedar: Beyond the Split Trunk
- The Meal in the Seaweed Line
- 204 audio storiesacross Olympic’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Olympic Marmot, Humpback Whale, Grey Whale, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 148 trails, 94 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“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!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Beach 6 Nature Trail
A short walk to the waterBeach 6 Nature Trail is a roughly 0.42-mile out-and-back from U.S. 101 to the Pacific, about 0.
Beach 6 Nature Trail is a roughly 0.42-mile out-and-back from U.S. 101 to the Pacific, about 0.21 mile each way. Allow around 20 minutes for the access path, then add time if you stay on the beach. The longer Kalaloch Beaches walk follows a separate route.
The descent and returnThe path crosses coastal forest and drops about 40 meters from the road to the shore.
The path crosses coastal forest and drops about 40 meters from the road to the shore. Retrace it for the return; the same short distance climbs back uphill. Tread, steps, and handrails are not documented, so do not assume a paved or accessible surface.
At the shoreDark rock shelves and shallow tide pools mark the shoreline near the route’s endpoint.
Dark rock shelves and shallow tide pools mark the shoreline near the route’s endpoint. If you continue along the coast, check the tides first; high water can make some stretches impassable. Leashed pets are allowed on Kalaloch beaches with a leash no longer than six feet. Kalaloch Lodge’s restaurant and camp store are separate stops in the area.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Olympic
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.
