Guidebook for Port Angeles
Parks & Nature
Freshwater Bay County Park
2298 Freshwater Bay RdOlympic National Park Visitor Center
3002 Mt Angeles RdSalt Creek Recreation Area
3506 Camp Hayden RdLake Crescent
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
12076 Sol Duc-Hot Springs RdElwha River
Small aquarium focused on local marine life, featuring hands-on exhibits & 3 touch tanks.
31 locals recommend
Feiro Marine Life Center
315 N Lincoln StSmall aquarium focused on local marine life, featuring hands-on exhibits & 3 touch tanks.
Essentials
Wonderful Natural Foods store with full deli, juice bar, picnic items, organic produce etc. etc.
80 locals recommend
Country Aire Natural Foods
200 W 1st StWonderful Natural Foods store with full deli, juice bar, picnic items, organic produce etc. etc.
Saar's Super Saver Foods
114 E Lauridsen BlvdCheap and large 24 hour supermarket
Drinks & Nightlife
Best damn bar around, especially on Thursday nights when they have an open blues and rock'n'roll jam. The caliber of musicianship in this authentic roadhouse is off the charts!
8 locals recommend
The Dam Bar
242701 US-101Best damn bar around, especially on Thursday nights when they have an open blues and rock'n'roll jam. The caliber of musicianship in this authentic roadhouse is off the charts!
"The One 12 is a great, rustic bar set in the foothills of the Olympics. 5 min away from the beach, it is ideal to stop in and grab a good cheap pint and some grub on the way out HWY 112. Lucinda the owner is a wonderful lady and has helpful kitchen and bar staff for all your culinary and drinking needs. There is pool and darts in a room beside the bar room; as well as a sit down room where a family can share a meal. Love the space, the people and the menu. Be sure to get in on some of those happy hour deals!"
The ONE 12 Fine Food and Spirits
53821 WA-112"The One 12 is a great, rustic bar set in the foothills of the Olympics. 5 min away from the beach, it is ideal to stop in and grab a good cheap pint and some grub on the way out HWY 112. Lucinda the owner is a wonderful lady and has helpful kitchen and bar staff for all your culinary and drinking needs. There is pool and darts in a room beside the bar room; as well as a sit down room where a family can share a meal. Love the space, the people and the menu. Be sure to get in on some of those happy hour deals!"
This place would fit most categories-music venue, brewery, nightclub, bar etc. It has the most down-home feel a visitor could wish for, and the music they offer is both top=notch and free (but be sure to tip!)
Literally my most favorite establishment in Port Angeles!
7 locals recommend
The Lazy Moon Craft Tavern
130 S Lincoln StThis place would fit most categories-music venue, brewery, nightclub, bar etc. It has the most down-home feel a visitor could wish for, and the music they offer is both top=notch and free (but be sure to tip!)
Literally my most favorite establishment in Port Angeles!
They have a variety of music every weekend and prompt and super friendly bartenders.
15 locals recommend
The Metta Room
132 E Front StThey have a variety of music every weekend and prompt and super friendly bartenders.
Food Scene
a review : "There are not many places where one can find wild blackberry pie, crumble, crisp, pancakes -- so to find this rather out-of-the-way place in the tiny town of Joyce was a real treat. The menu had an array of choices, but our quest was for authentic wild blackberries, the kind that grow on clear-cut land and are quite small. These are not the ubiquitous evergreen or Himalayan blackberries that have taken over so much of western Washington and Oregon, but the species native to our part of the country. If you are traveling between Port Angeles and Neah Bay, look for the wide spot in the road that is Joyce and celebrate our wild blackberries"
10 locals recommend
Blackberry Cafe
50530 WA-112a review : "There are not many places where one can find wild blackberry pie, crumble, crisp, pancakes -- so to find this rather out-of-the-way place in the tiny town of Joyce was a real treat. The menu had an array of choices, but our quest was for authentic wild blackberries, the kind that grow on clear-cut land and are quite small. These are not the ubiquitous evergreen or Himalayan blackberries that have taken over so much of western Washington and Oregon, but the species native to our part of the country. If you are traveling between Port Angeles and Neah Bay, look for the wide spot in the road that is Joyce and celebrate our wild blackberries"
Arts & Culture
The Klallam people once spanned the entire northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula with 33 villages. Downtown Port Angeles was once the site of a historic village called č̕ixʷícən (Tse-whit-zen) believed to be over 2,700-years-old. The ancient village was discovered by the city in 2003 when Native American remains and artifacts were discovered during a city project at the base of Ediz Hook. The artifacts found are now on permanent display at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center. To date, this is the largest Native American village to be found in Washington state since the Makah’s Ozette village was uncovered in the 1970s.
Elwha Klallam Heritage Training Center
401 E 1st StThe Klallam people once spanned the entire northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula with 33 villages. Downtown Port Angeles was once the site of a historic village called č̕ixʷícən (Tse-whit-zen) believed to be over 2,700-years-old. The ancient village was discovered by the city in 2003 when Native American remains and artifacts were discovered during a city project at the base of Ediz Hook. The artifacts found are now on permanent display at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center. To date, this is the largest Native American village to be found in Washington state since the Makah’s Ozette village was uncovered in the 1970s.
The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and gallery is a place where you can picnic, hike and play. The gallery was designed with nature in mind. The five-acre gallery and Webster’s Woods Art Park features an indoor selection of art along with over 100 sculptures artfully placed among the trees. The indoor gallery and gift shop is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but the art park is open year-round from dawn to dusk.
29 locals recommend
Port Angeles Fine Art Center
1203 E Lauridsen BlvdThe Port Angeles Fine Arts Center and gallery is a place where you can picnic, hike and play. The gallery was designed with nature in mind. The five-acre gallery and Webster’s Woods Art Park features an indoor selection of art along with over 100 sculptures artfully placed among the trees. The indoor gallery and gift shop is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but the art park is open year-round from dawn to dusk.
Studio Bob is where Bob Stokes, an internationally known multi-media artist and sculptor, shares his space with visiting artists and hosts many art and music events happening and during the Second Weekend Artwalk in downtown Port Angeles happening every second weekend of the month. Don’t miss the weekly Drink and Draw art events in the adjacent Loom lounge where participants can explore their inner artist while enjoying their favorite beverage. It’s open to all ages and no experience required and the supplies are included.
Studio Bob
118 1/2 E Front St Studio Bob is where Bob Stokes, an internationally known multi-media artist and sculptor, shares his space with visiting artists and hosts many art and music events happening and during the Second Weekend Artwalk in downtown Port Angeles happening every second weekend of the month. Don’t miss the weekly Drink and Draw art events in the adjacent Loom lounge where participants can explore their inner artist while enjoying their favorite beverage. It’s open to all ages and no experience required and the supplies are included.