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WHERE TO DIG
Most of the tidelands in Clallam County are privately owned. However, there are four publicly owned tidelands with recreational shellfish harvesting areas that are accessible by land. For maps of these areas, please see the PDF version of our Recreational Shellfish Harvest brochure.
Sequim Bay State Park
4,919 feet of shoreline managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, (360) 683-4235.
Location: 4.4 miles east of Sequim Avenue on Highway 101
Pitship Point/John Wayne Marina
500 feet of public access tidelands managed by the Port of Port Angeles. Harbormaster: (360) 683-9898.
Location: 2.6 miles east of Sequim Avenue on Highway 101, then north on Whitefeather Way.
Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (360) 683-5847.
Location: 4.5 miles west of Sequim Ave. on Hwy 101, then north on Kitchen-Dick Road, east on Lotzgesell Road to Refuge signs. Pedestrian access through Dungeness Bay Recreational Area.
Cline Spit County Park
237 feet of public access tidelands managed by Clallam County Parks and Recreation, (360) 417-2291.
Location: North on Sequim Avenue, then follow to East Anderson Road and Marine Drive, follow Marine Drive to Cline Spit Road.
To locate publicly owned beaches, call (360) 902-1234. "Your Public Beaches, Strait of Juan de Fuca," is available for a small fee from the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, Photo & Map Sales, P.O. Box 47031, Olympia, WA 98504-7031.
Look for posted warnings of unsafe harvesting conditions!
Marine Biotoxin (Red Tide) Hotline - 1-800-562-5632
www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/sf/biotoxin.htm
Contact Environmental Health with questions or comments about the information on this page.
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