General Beach Cleanup
Collecting trash on foot and carrying the bags off the beach to designated roadside collection points.
For a better idea of what's involved, see our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Volunteer Welcome and Check-in Station
Help get volunteers checked in as they arrive. This will include staffing the check in area, meeting and greeting other volunteers, ensuring that all volunteer paperwork is properly filled out, and providing volunteers with an orientation and safety message. Also includes acting as a liaison between the Makah event coordinators and event volunteers. Distribute and collect reporting cards that indicate the location of large or hazardous items, all volunteer paperwork, registration supplies, and other necessary materials. Return these items to the designated drop off locations after the event. This is a great way to help if you don't want to walk far or carry out full garbage bags.
BBQ set-up, service, and clean-up (at Hobuck Beach Campground)
Preparing equipment, tables, and food for post-Cleanup celebration. |
Check In Time and Location
Please check in at Hobuck Beach Campground in Neah Bay, between 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday. A CoastSavers representative will provide trash bags, recreational passes, and basic information about the Cleanup and your beach.
Camping
Camping overnight on the lawn area adjacent to the Makah Tribal Headquarters on Cape Flattery Road is FREE to Cleanup participants this weekend only, courtesy of the Makah Nation. If you will be wilderness camping within Olympic National Park, you'll need to check in at the Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center (WIC) in Port Angeles or the Forks Transit Center to get your permit, but camping, wilderness permits and entrance fees will be waived (i.e. FREE) for Cleanup participants on the nights of Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th. On Friday, you may check in at either the WIC or Forks Transit Center until 5:30 p.m. For hours, directions, trail status, and other info, call the WIC at (360) 565-3100 or see the WIC website.
Beach Features:
Tides, beach logs. Dogs allowed.
Basic Safety Guidelines:
 Wear gloves, proper clothing, and water-resistant shoes.
Do not touch medical waste, dead animals, hazardous materials or sharp objects. If you are uncertain about an item, do not touch it.
Do not approach wildlife.
Report hazardous items that cannot be removed to event staff.
Work with a partner.
Be careful of unstable banks, steep slopes, or slippery surfaces.
Do not try to lift anything that is too heavy for you. Ask for help!
Watch for poison oak, plants with thorns, or other natural hazards.
Watch for any trucks or equipment that might be used in the project.
When driving on the beach (State Parks only), stay on compacted sand. Do not drive onto high tideland where sand is soft or onto very wet sand areas.
More Information:
For more information about volunteering at this location, please contact our beach coordinator at Jacqueline.Laverdure@noaa.gov. The Makah Tribe has offered free camping and use of restroom facilities at the Makah Tribal Headquarters near Hobuck Beach, a free Makah Recreation Permit, and free entry to the Makah Cultural & Research Center in Neah Bay on the day of the event.
Beach Location & Directions:
Located west of Neah Bay, WA. Take Cape Flattery Road, (a.k.a. "Arrow Head Road") toward Cape Flattery, to Hobuck Road. Look for signs. To see these roads, and get directions via Google, view the larger map. Or ask when you check in at Hobuck Beach Campground in Neah Bay. |
