Olympic Peninsula · WA
La Push
The Quileute village at the mouth of the river.
- Reservation
- 1889
- ZIP code
- 98350, the westernmost in the Lower 48
Then
- 1855
The Quileute sign their first treaty with the United States.
- 1889
A one-square-mile reservation is set aside in February. Later that year arsonists burn the village while families are away picking hops.
- 2017
The Quileute begin moving the village to higher ground, away from tsunamis and rising seas.
Now
The name comes from the French la bouche, the mouth of the Quillayute River. Every business is tribally owned, and Twilight fans still visit.
3 tide stations around La Push
- La Push, Quillayute Riverin town
- James Island0.5 mi
- Destruction Island18.2 mi