Backpacking

What to bring by Alex Woersching

Hedonist's List

Notes by Matthew Gunnarson

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.