WDFW Beach Season Information
Clam, mussel, and oyster seasons OPEN for harvest year-round.
WDFW shellfish seasons indicate the specific times of year when harvesting is permitted. Before heading to the beach, please also check the Department of Health (DOH) information below which is related to health of the shellfish and may be updated daily. To harvest on this beach, it must be both during the WDFW approved season and approved by the DOH.
This beach is mostly rocky and digging is difficult, but there are some butter clams, native littleneck clams, and Manila clams available at Lilliwaup State Park. This is an excellent oyster beach.
From the south (Olympia, Shelton) travel north on Highway 101 along Hood Canal. Pass through the town of Hoodsport and continue for about four and a half miles to Lilliwaup. The beach is just off the highway on the right side of the road and may be accessed from the parking area (pullout) just northeast of the Lilliwaup Creek Bridge. Washington State Parks installed a set of stairs that lead from this parking area down to the beach. There is also parking on the shoulder and an access trail at the pullout near the northern end of the beach, but harvesters are advised to use the stairs at the southern end of the beach. There are WDFW shellfish harvest information signs posted at both the northern access trail and near the head of the stairs at the southern parking area.
From the north (Port Angeles, Kingston) travel south on Highway 101 through the town of Eldon and continue for another six and a half miles. There is parking and an access trail about a half mile north of Lilliwaup. This beach can also be accessed via the stairs at the southern parking area which is just northeast of Lilliwaup at the corner where the highway starts to curve around Lilliwaup Bay. There are WDFW shellfish harvest information signs posted at both the northern access trail and at the head of the stairs at the southern parking area.
Parking is limited to the turnout just north of Lilliwaup Bay and the shoulder of Highway 101.
None. There is a store in Lilliwaup and public restrooms at Hoodsport.