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Lake Cresent, Olympic Peninsula, Forks Washington.

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By George McCormick-Credits to the Forks Forum
To the east, the 12-mile-long 4,650-acre Lake Crescent,  stands out like an alpine gem embedded in a steep-mountain setting. Another special feature of Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent has a fascinating history and character along its 26-mile shoreline, which is bounded by Highway 101 on the south side. Most popular lake sights and activities include swimming and sun-bathing at East Beach and the hike from Storm King Ranger Station to the 90-foot Marymere Falls. The lake is legendary for its Beardslee trout, a land-locked fish that resembles a steelhead and can be found nowhere else.

The modest, two-story Lake Crescent Lodge was built in 1916, and is the only remaining resort from the lake's boom days. The lodge, which was once visited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has all the amenities during summer and off-season.

Further west, almost to the coast, is the state's third largest natural body of fresh water, Lake Ozette. It is the most westerly lake on the U.S. mainland.

To get to the northern tip of the lake, take Hoko-Ozette Road from State Route 112, just west of Sekiu.

There, visitors will find Lake Ozette campground and ranger station, open with full services, and trailheads. There are also rest rooms, an information kiosk and visitor registration.

About 13 miles from State Route 112 on Hoko-Ozette Road is an old schoolhouse, near where the abandoned settlement of Royal stood from the 1880s through the 1930s. From there it's nearly 18 miles on an old, narrow, rough road to Swan Bay Road and boat launch on the northeastern shore of the 330-foot-deep, 7,787-acre Lake Ozette.

Lake Pleasant, accessible via Highway 101 near Beaver, has a Clallam County park with picnicking and boating access. Lake Sutherland, east of Lake Crescent, also has limited boating access.

The Ozette Loop Trail starts from Ozette Ranger Station west for 3.3 miles on a boardwalk across Ahlstrom's Prairie and through a coastal forest to Cape Alava, the westernmost point of the contiguous U.S.

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