Crescent Bay: A Historical Overview

A Coastal Legacy: Tracing the History of this bay on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula

Twenty minutes west of Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula is Salt Creek Recreational Area which encompasses 1,166 foot tall Striped Peak and below it Crescent Bay.

Located along the Strait of Juan de Fuca Crescent Bay is bordered on its east side by Tongue Point, a 800 foot rocky Eocene era basalt and breccia outcropping known for its tide pools. A tr…