Olympic Peninsula · WA
Port Angeles
A harbor behind Ediz Hook, gateway to Olympic National Park.
- Population
- 19,960 (2020 census)
- Named
- 1791
- Incorporated
- 1890
Then
- 8,000 years ago
The Klallam village of Tse-whit-zen is already here.
- 1791
Francisco de Eliza names the harbor Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles.
- 1890
Port Angeles incorporates on June 11.
- 1938
Olympic National Park is established, with headquarters in town.
- 2003–2004
A graving dock project is abandoned after it unearths Tse-whit-zen.
Now
Ediz Hook, a nearly three-mile spit, shelters a deep-water harbor, and the MV Coho sails to Victoria. Since 2016 some street signs are in English and Klallam.
4 tide stations around Port Angeles
- Port Angeles0.6 mi
- Ediz Hook, Port Angeles1.7 mi
- Crescent Bay13.9 mi
- Twin Rivers24.3 mi