Kalaloch, Washington
Kalaloch (
/ˈkleɪlɒk/) is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The community is a resort on the bluffs just off of Highway 101 on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A number of log cabins provide accommodations, as does the Kalaloch Campground.
Kalaloch is entirely within Olympic National Park. Several beach trails lead to coastal hikes and Kalaloch Creek.
The name Kalaloch is a corruption of the Quinault term k'–E–le–ok, pronounced Kq–â-lā'–ȯk, meaning "a good place to land", "canoe launch and landing", or "sheltered landing". The site was one of the few safe landing sites for dugout canoes between the Quinault River and Hoh River.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods & goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park. CP Publications. p. 78. ISBN 0-914195-00-X.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This Jefferson County, Washington state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Coordinates: 47°36′16″N 124°22′15″W / 47.60444°N 124.37083°W
