May 14-15, 2023
It was unseasonably hot in Seattle, so we decided to beat the heat and head for the beach for a couple of days. It was early enough in the season that Kalaloch Beach campground was still on a first-come first-served basis, so we headed there and hoped for the best. We have been to Kalaloch 3 or 4 times now. When the weather is good, it is great. Unfortunately, peak summer season tends to sell out in days. So, you have to plan ahead to camp here. But if you can make it during the off season, you can just grab a spot. Lucky for us, it wasn’t too busy. The prime sites along the water filled up but the rows back had plenty of spaces available. We were lucky enough to get a site on the first row, but on the other side of the road from the beach side. But honestly, that is probably better. It is a little less windy, and the sites are more level and larger than the ones right on the water. We hiked around the beaches, saw the tide pools at low tide, climbed on the rocks, watched beautiful sunsets, drank wine and ate salmon and stayed cool. Way better than sweating in the heat at home.
