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Next tides for La Push
4/19/24 4:55 PM 1.24 ft
4/20/24 5:30 PM 1.38 ft
4/21/24 6:01 PM 1.59 ft
4/25/24 8:14 AM -0.69 ft
4/26/24 8:50 AM -0.78 ft
4/27/24 9:31 AM -0.71 ft
4/28/24 10:17 AM -0.52 ft

Next tides for Dungeness
4/20/24 8:57 AM 2.73 ft
4/21/24 9:15 AM 1.93 ft
4/22/24 9:36 AM 1.12 ft
4/23/24 10:00 AM 0.34 ft
4/24/24 10:28 AM -0.33 ft
4/25/24 11:00 AM -0.86 ft
4/26/24 11:36 AM -1.2 ft

Next tides for Cape Alava
4/19/24 5:21 PM 1.28 ft
4/20/24 5:53 PM 1.52 ft
4/24/24 8:15 AM -0.33 ft
4/25/24 8:50 AM -0.63 ft
4/26/24 9:27 AM -0.77 ft
4/27/24 10:09 AM -0.76 ft
4/28/24 10:55 AM -0.64 ft

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07/20/04 - Rialto Beach and Second Beach

Rialto Beach is one of the most accessible of the West End beaches. You can even park right at the beach and climb over some driftwood to get at the waves. They even have a wheelchair accessible picnic area.

Since we like to get some exercise, we usually head out to Second Beach which is just across the Quillayute River. There is some satisfaction with the 3/4 mile rain forest walk you have to take to the surf, but Rialto beach offers instant gratification.

Of course, if you do get a mile or two north of the parking lot, you'll find a nice little headland climb if you want to continue. We usually just turn around and check out the sea stacks again.

Aside from sea stacks, like the one shown below, and nice walking beach, you can also see pelicans, seals, cormorants, and bald eagles. They were near extinction back in the 1960s, thanks to DDT, but now they have made a comeback. We often find them high on the tall trees just beyond the driftwood line on the beach.

Keywords: second beach, beaches, birds, rialto beach, eagle

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