Sekiu, Washington

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Fishing boats out for the winter in Sekiu.

Sekiu, an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, overlooks the west side of Clallam Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is twinned with Clallam Bay, on the east side of the bay.

Sekiu has a small year-round population and is known primarily as a summer tourist destination for fishing, kayaking, birdwatching and diving.

Salmon canning, leather tanning and logging were early industries here.

Sekiu airport is smaller than William R. Fairchild International Airport, located in Port Angeles, Wash. It offers a 2,900-foot lighted runway with a visual approach indicator, at an elevation of 350 feet and a distance of a mile from Sekiu.

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Clallam Bay - Sekiu Chamber of Commerce
Port of Port Angeles - Sekiu Airport
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