The Ozette River is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington . It originates in the northwestern Olympic Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean .
6-644: The Ozette River originates in the northwestern portion of Olympic Peninsula at the north end of Ozette Lake at the town of Ozette . It flows generally northwest, emptying into the Pacific just north of Cape Alava . Its course passes through the Ozette Indian Reservation and Olympic National Park . The principal tributary of the Ozette River, via Ozette Lake, is the Big River . This article related to
12-546: A river in the state of Washington is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Clallam County, Washington state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ozette Lake Lake Ozette is the largest unaltered natural lake in Washington state at 29.5 km (11.4 sq mi). The Makah name for Lake Ozette was Kahouk meaning "large lake". 8 mi (13 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, Lake Ozette
18-636: Is a kayaking and canoeing destination for overnight tent campers willing to make the long trip down the lake. The Erickson's Bay campground is the only boat in campground in Olympic National Park. Lake Ozette features several trails leading to the Pacific Coast Marine Sanctuary . Three of these trails are continuous cedar boardwalks maintained by the Olympic National Park Service. The two most traveled trails depart from
24-565: Is contained within the northern boundary of the Olympic National Park 's coastal strip. It is 29 ft (8.8 m) above sea level and is drained by the Ozette River in the north end. Ozette, Washington , lies at the north end of the lake. At 331 feet (101 metres) deep, its bottom lies more than 300 feet (91 metres) below sea level. There are three islands on Lake Ozette: Tivoli, Garden Island, and Baby Island. Tivoli's sandy shore
30-502: The Olympic National Park information kiosks and restrooms at the north end of Lake Ozette. The northern trail is a cedar boardwalk leading to Cape Alava, passing through Ahlstrom's Prairie; the southern boardwalk trail leads to Sand Point and the Ozette Indian Petroglyphs at Wedding Rock. There are 54 petroglyphs found there. There is a shorter (2.5 mi (4.0 km)) boat-in only, well-maintained trail that heads out to
36-573: The wild ocean beaches from Erickson's Bay on the northwestern side of Lake Ozette. Longer coastal hiking trails include the Ozette Loop, connecting the Sand Point and Cape Alava trails by hiking up or down the beach to the next trailhead. (About 9 mi (14 km).) Two other trails include one heading to the beach just south of the Park-maintained trail from Erickson's Bay (Coast Guard Trail) and
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