Queets

History

The post office at Queets was established July 13, 1880, and discontinued July 31, 1934, with mail being sent to Clearwater, approximately away.

Geography

The community is near the coast of the Pacific Ocean along the Queets River at the northern edge of the Quinault Indian Reservation. Queets consists of several homes, a store, gas station, fisheries, daycare, Head Start, and a remote office for the Quinault Nation. Other local attractions include the Pacific beach hiking trails, Olympic National Park, and Olympic National Forest. U.S. Route 101 passes through Queets, crossing the Queets River at the northern edge of the community. US 101 leads north to Kalaloch Beach and to Forks, site of the nearest airport. Southbound US 101 leads east to Amanda Park and southeast to Aberdeen. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Queets CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.45%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  799
• ochre stars

  Pisaster ochraceus (Brandt, 1835) · Asteroidea
  729
• Surf Scoter

  Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  523
• Brown Pelican

  Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  483
• California Gull

  Larus californicus Lawrence, 1854 · Aves
  385
• Bald Eagle

  Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  378
• Western Gull

  Larus occidentalis Audubon, 1839 · Aves
  364
• Glaucous-winged Gull

  Larus glaucescens J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  312

Most recent

• M 2.85 — 2025-10-22
  8 km SW of Port Angeles, Washington
• M 2.84 — 2025-10-09
  21 km NW of Hoodsport, Washington
• M 3.7 — 2025-08-19
  17 km NNW of Sekiu, Washington
• M 2.82 — 2025-08-10
  16 km SSW of River Road, Washington
• M 2.84 — 2025-05-13
  25 km WNW of Hoodsport, Washington
• M 2.5 — 2025-03-28
  16 km NNE of Amanda Park, Washington