National Wildlife Refuge · FWS · WA · Roosevelt connection
Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
Alerts and conditions
Weather Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 2:01PM PST until November 9 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt and
seas 21 to 26 ft. For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 30 kt,
with gusts to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM PST Monday.
For the Gale Warning, from 4 AM to 7 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What to do: A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
Read the full alert · Until Nov 9, 2026, 12:00 PM
Weather Gale Warning issued November 8 at 2:01PM PST until November 9 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Seattle WA
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt and
seas 21 to 26 ft. For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 30 kt,
with gusts to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 AM PST Monday.
For the Gale Warning, from 4 AM to 7 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What to do: A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
Read the full alert · Until Nov 10, 2026, 3:00 AM
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
The Roosevelt connection
Protected by T.R.
- October 23, 1907: as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Quillayute Needles Reservation (federal bird reservation). Rugged sea stacks off La Push where seabirds nest by the thousands.
archive.org · standardebooks.org · en.wikisource.org · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- October 23, 1907: Executive Order 705, “Establishing Quillayute Needles Reservation as Preserve and Breeding Ground for Native Birds and Animals.” Today’s site began with this document. Part of the Washington Islands Wilderness, managed within the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Executive Order 705 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations
What to see and do
Plan your visit
Check the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for current hours, fees and access.
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Pair it with
- Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 27 miles
- Copalis National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 37 miles
- Olympic National Park NPS · 43 miles
- Olympic National Forest USFS · 60 miles
- Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 66 miles
- Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 71 miles