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Salt Creek Recreation Area,
Synopsis
Salt Creek is not only an excellent place to bird, but the tidepooling is phenomenal. In the summer months, when the tides are lower, the water draws back to reveal many treasures among the rocks and seaweed. I’ve seen sunflower stars, leather stars, gumboot chitons, brittle stars, blood stars, gooseneck barnacles, tunicates, anemones, polychaetes, nudibranchs, urchins, and so much more. It’s not hard to find them once the tide has receded. The colors, textures, and even smell are something to behold and enjoy.
The park is also close to Dungeness Spit, another popular birding/hiking/beach destination near Port Angeles
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Bird List
Common Loon
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
American Wigeon
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
White-winged Scoter
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Bald Eagle
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Marbled Murrelet
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Song Sparrow
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Information
Located:
Directions: take hwy-101 west out of Port Angeles, turn onto hwy-112, turn north onto Camp Hayden Road.
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