Backpacking

What to bring by Alex Woersching

Camps usually have a max party size of either 6 or 12

So a coastal hike has a couple things that you need to look into.

Most of the hikeable coast is in the Olympic National Park so you usually need:
- a backcountry permit for anywhere you plan on camping.
- some places are booked up, some are not.
Usually you need to bring a bear canister.
- some ranger stations will lend them out but you have to find which ones and when they're open.
- Or, people can just buy their own if they don't have one already.
Some sections of the trail are only crossable at a low enough tide
- check tide charts to see when/if they're crossable.

Interior section of the park where you really only need to worry about getting the Backcountry permits.

I think usually in that part of the park bear hangs are permitted and you don't need to deal with a canister.