Moclips Highway

The Moclips Highway is a two-lane highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It goes about 22 miles (35 km) from Moclips on the Pacific Ocean, through the Quinault Indian Reservation, to U.S. Highway 101.[1]

The Moclips Highway can be combined with Washington State Route 109 and Highway 101 for a scenic tour of the Olympic Peninsula.[2]:76

The most direct route between Taholah and Queets, 15 miles (24 km) apart on the Quinault Reservation as the crow flies, is via the Moclips Highway and US 101 a total of 75 miles (121 km), which makes Queets disadvantaged for employment and development, as well as tribal activities and services provided at the tribal center in Taholah.[3]:13

The Quinault National Fish Hatchery is a fish hatchery on the Quinault Reservation, operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Fish Hatchery System. It is on the Moclips Highway, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of its intersection with US 101 (47.359°N 123.991°W / 47.359; -123.991).[4]

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