makah indian reservation

Hey - if you are heading west you need to visit Makah Reservation and hike to Cape Flattery. The cliff views will take your breath away! Hikes includes walking on long boardwalks. Remember to stop at Makah Indian Museum on the way in to purchase a park pass. These fees are critical to help maintain these beautiful parks for us to enjoy!!

Neah Bay is the end of the road in these parts. There is a grocery store, restaurant and museum featuring the artifacts from the Ozette Dig. You can get your $10 parking pass almost everywhere. It is all about the beach and fishing out here. Bring your raingear, the mist can roll in at any time.

Located in Neah Bayat at the north west corner of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, the Makah Indian museum is superb! Hard to believe it is a private native American museum. About an hour and a half of somewhat boring drive from Port Angelsalong the northern coast is worth the trouble. There are several decent restaurants and one hutmaking and selling very good smoked salmon.

The Makah Museum, featuring an in-depth examination of traditional culture is a must-see for those visiting the Olympic Peninsula. It offers a vivid picture of pre-settler life in this part of the world.

Stopped and got food a few times. People are friendly, wants to talk and the small harbor is nice to walk.

Liked everything. Incredible that you are actually looking at stuff that was used 400 to 500 years ago. Gentleman at the front counter has been there forever (20 years?) and courteous but a bit opinionated (aren't we all?). Well worth the drive.

We drove through this on our way to Cape Flattery. The entire area is a nice drive, leading up to this the road was windy and by water and scenic drive.

.5 mile hike to the most northwesterly point of the United States of America. .5 mile hike return. Take your time and water. Good trail laid out.

I was shocked to see reviews of unfriendly locals. We encountered only very friendly people! The area is beautiful. Cape Flattery and the Makah Museum are must sees. It is a poverty stricken area, but you can see the people care about their culture and are trying to improve their lives.

We had expected to find a beautiful, family-friendly coastal town with beautiful nature and friendly people, but we were very disappointed. First, on the way there, every local car tailgates you even if you are going over speed limit, and expects you to pull over (that is not always possible). One car tailgated me for almost two miles, honking the horn aggressively. When I pulled over to let him to pass, he again leaned on the horn, and showed me his middle finger. Upon entering the town, there are a lot of signs about alcoholism and meth abuse...definitely not pleasant or inviting, and not the kind of cultural pastimes we had expected to see. We stopped to buy some supplies, but the cashier was too unfriendly even to respond when I said hello to her. Finally, if you want to hike to Cape Flattery, the fee is $10; having seen all the signs about substance abuse, however, we chose not to give them the money. It's a shame that such a beautiful area has so many domestic problems, but until they are addressed properly, the town will continue to be unpleasant and hostile to outsiders.

While stopping at the museum to purchase our Cape Flattery Trail parking pass, we decided to visit the museum as well. Unique native historical items, good history, nice gift store with native made crafts. Photo taking not allowed in the museum. Grounds were neat and clean.

There is a world class museum about the Makah people, a lovely little craft store, Raven's Corner, which is well worth the visit if you like authentic Native American crafts. There is also Cape Flattery which is one of the best hikes and vies in the region.

The walk out through the reservation was scenic and peaceful. The walkway was a little uneven at places, but with a little care all was good. The scenery and views at the end of the walk was just unbelievable. So rugged yet serene.

This was a very nice reservation we visited when going to Cape Flattery. The folks we met were very friendly and helpful. The Makah heritage museum and Cape Flattery are absolute musts! It's worth the drive, I promise :)

We traveled to the Makah Reservation so we could go to Cape Flattery. We stopped at the museum to buy our $10 car pass to be on the reservation. While we were there we decided to tour the museum for an extra $5 per person. It was a very interesting museum. We enjoyed it very much. Definitely worth seeing.