Moclips Highway

The Moclips Highway, also designated as BIA Road 26,[1] is a rural east–west highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It travels about 22 miles (35 km) from a junction with State Route 109 near Moclips on the Pacific Ocean, through the Quinault Indian Reservation, to U.S. Route 101 near Lake Quinault.[2]

The Moclips Highway can be combined with Washington State Route 109 and Highway 101 for a scenic tour of the Olympic Peninsula.[3]: 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.[4]: 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°21′32″N 123°59′28″W / 47.359°N 123.991°W / 47.359; -123.991).[5]

  1. ^ "Request for Proposal (RFP) & Qualifications For Engineering Services – North Moclips & Red Creek Bridge Replacement Designs" (PDF). Quinault Indian Nation. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ National Geographic 2007.
  3. ^ Marsh 2000.
  4. ^ Buttolph et al. 2006.
  5. ^ Quinault National Fish Hatchery, Washington, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, retrieved 2015-07-17