The Strait of Juan De Fuca Highway

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103.4 km

Length

+1,082 m

Ascent

−1,242 m

Descent

190 m

Highest point

Hairpins

10.9%

Max gradient

2h 18min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 190 m

12 °C cloudy

wind 5 m/s · clouds 94%

At the start

12 °C cloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 100%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	12 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	6 m/s	cloudy
Friday 23 Oct	4 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	6 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	5 °C	12 °C	0.9 mm	4 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:47 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 79%

Roads nearby

The Olympic Loop

544.9 km
Length: +4,086 m
Ascent

The Hurricane Ridge

30.2 km
Length: +1,581 m
Ascent

The Chuckanut Drive

32.8 km
Length: +265 m
Ascent

103.4 km · 1 hairpin · 190 m

Elevation profile

What does The Strait of Juan De Fuca Highway look like?

Sekiu harbor pano · Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0

ISS060-E-72129 - View of Earth · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Stump near former Elwa Reservoir (29515418773) · Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0

Makah Nation (7773528258) · John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0

Neah Bay Makah Marina pano · Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Clallam County

48.09749, -123.53991

Finish

Neah Bay

48.36590, -124.61195

Stages

Stage 1 50.3 km
Stage 2 53.2 km

Along the road

Toilets

8 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 103.4 km.

Parking

Laird's Corner 0.0 km · 160 m

Olympic Discovery Trailhead 2.2 km · 97 m

Peters Road 5.5 km · 99 m

Sadie Creek Trailhead 31.4 km · 185 m

Pysht Conservation Area 61.5 km · 25 m

10 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 103.3 km.

Viewpoints

Pillar Point 52.2 km · 47 m

4 unnamed places along the road, from 1.2 km to 97.0 km.

Fuel

Joyce General Store 17.0 km · 111 m

Hess Mart 70.8 km · 17 m

Makah Mini-Mart 103.4 km · 1 m

Restaurants and cafés

Joyce & Co. Cafe 17.6 km · 112 m

Liquid Sanity Espresso 70.6 km · 18 m

Clallam Bay Inn 71.2 km · 6 m

The Breakwater 73.2 km · 5 m

By The Bay Cafe 74.9 km · 49 m

Warmhouse Restaurant 103.1 km · 3 m

Cedar Shack Espresso 103.4 km · 2 m

Mr. Lee’s Korean 103.4 km · 1 m

Linda's Wood Fired Kitchen 103.4 km · 1 m

Honey Hollow Coffee 103.4 km · 1 m

Native Grounds Cafe 103.4 km · 1 m

EV chargers

1 unnamed place along the road, from 103.0 km to 103.0 km.