If you are traveling along the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway on the Olympic Peninsula, a short detour to Tongue Point is a must. This beautiful point lies within the Salt Creek Recreation Area and just north of the Salt Creek Recreation Area Campground, forming the eastern edge of Crescent Bay. From the campground, east and west staircases lead down to the rocky shoreline; the westernmost staircase leads directly out to Tongue Point, and the east staircase leads by an old bunker that remains from the point’s days as a World War II military camp.
If you are traveling along the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway on the Olympic Peninsula, a short detour to Tongue Point is a must. This beautiful point lies within the Salt Creek Recreation Area and just north of the Salt Creek Recreation Area Campground, forming the eastern edge of Crescent Bay. From the campground, east and west staircases lead down to the rocky shoreline; the westernmost staircase leads directly out to Tongue Point, and the east staircase leads by an old bunker that remains from the point’s days as a World War II military camp.