Beach · Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
A freshwater swimming stop beside Highway 4.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Pacific Rim Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. 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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Guide
Kennedy Lake Swim Beach is the marked lake-swimming area in Pacific Rim’s Long Beach Unit. It gives drivers a freshwater shoreline stop on Highway 4; the visitor map places the beach and parking together. Come for a swim and a lakeside pause on the drive through the reserve.
Swimmer’s itch is often present at this beach in warm summer months. Avoid prolonged swimming in shallow water or near marshes, and towel off after leaving the lake.
If driftwood or tall shore grass is along the edge, include it in the foreground with the lake and forested mountain ridge behind it. That gives a lakeshore photo a sense of scale without leaving the beach access.
Wildlife
11 sightingsOrcaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
16 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
174 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
16 sightingsSea OtterMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
134 sightingsSteller Sea LionMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
18 sightingsCalifornia Sea LionMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Pacific Rim. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
