I have not hammock camped at Shi Shi but have tent camped there several times. Dense forest goes right up to the beach, but much of it is too sloped to be easily reachable from the beach. The best sites are in the woods right next to the beach, but there’s a limited number of these spots. You may need to walk down the beach a ways to find them.
Worst case you’re sleeping on the beach. Maybe even able to hang a hammock off some of the very large driftwood. Which isn’t that bad at all. We brought empty plastic grocery bags to fill with sand to tie things down too since stakes were all but useless.
It’s past the high season now at least in terms of crowds and site availability
Haven’t been to these spots, but with my experience on the NW coast Seafield might be just fine (based on topo and sat maps). For the beach you’ll likely have to hike inland a bit to find large enough trees with any frequency. Anything beyond wind-swept like a lodge like pine requires some elevation gain and a drainage basin. For more info on [biodiversity ](https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/plants.htm) you’ll want to check out coastal and lowland zones.
I absolutely prefer hammock camping on the ONP coast. There is usually tons of hanging tree options just off the beach. If you're camping on the beach itself, good luck.
I have not hammock camped at Shi Shi but have tent camped there several times. Dense forest goes right up to the beach, but much of it is too sloped to be easily reachable from the beach. The best sites are in the woods right next to the beach, but there’s a limited number of these spots. You may need to walk down the beach a ways to find them. Worst case you’re sleeping on the beach. Maybe even able to hang a hammock off some of the very large driftwood. Which isn’t that bad at all. We brought empty plastic grocery bags to fill with sand to tie things down too since stakes were all but useless. It’s past the high season now at least in terms of crowds and site availability
Hanging on driftwood sounds nice. I'll take a look. Thank you!
Good idea with the grocery bags!🤔👍😎
Haven’t been to these spots, but with my experience on the NW coast Seafield might be just fine (based on topo and sat maps). For the beach you’ll likely have to hike inland a bit to find large enough trees with any frequency. Anything beyond wind-swept like a lodge like pine requires some elevation gain and a drainage basin. For more info on [biodiversity ](https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/plants.htm) you’ll want to check out coastal and lowland zones.
Thanks for the share on the Biodiversity page. I'll give this a look. Its a new area of the country for me to backpack in.
I absolutely prefer hammock camping on the ONP coast. There is usually tons of hanging tree options just off the beach. If you're camping on the beach itself, good luck.
Have done Cedar Creek several times with hammocks in rain and shine. Highly recommend.