LA PUSH — AFAR, an online travel magazine, has named La Push one of the best small beach towns in the United States.
“It’s not exactly a sun-lover’s dream, but what La Push, a small village on Washington’s northernmost coast, lacks in palm trees, it makes up for in dramatic beaches, teeming tide pools, and some of the freshest salmon in the state,” said senior editor Aislyn Greene on the magazine’s website at tinyurl.com/PDN-afarbeachtowns.
To get to La Push, Greene mentions Olympic National Park and the town of Forks.
“Towering evergreens and foggy mornings rule — it’s no surprise that Stephenie Meyer chose to set her vampire series, ‘Twilight,’ in the region,” Greene said.
She suggests travelers stay at the Quileute Oceanside Resort, run by the Quileute Tribe, which sits on First Beach.
From there, visitors can hike to Second Beach to explore tide pools and see eagles.
Barbecued salmon is available at the River’s Edge Restaurant, AFAR said, and day trips can be made to other beaches such as Ruby Beach as well as attractions in Olympic National Park.
