Part of the Makah Reservation, Cape Flattery, just outside Olympic National Park, sits on the northwestern-most point of the contiguous US. It’s undeniably lovely, from the navy blue and turquoise water to the pine-forested shoreline and rocky sea stacks.

Hike two miles from the car park to reach Shi Shi Beach, a broad, burnished-gold sweep famed for its glorious emptiness and Point of Arches, a string of sea stacks that can be viewed from the sand. Visitors require a Makah Recreation Pass, which can be purchased locally.

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