Forks, Washington is located in the North Pacific Rain Forest. A place blessed with 9 to 12 feet of rain a year.
They say that you can tell the weather by sticking your hand out the window. If it comes back wet, it's raining. If it comes back dry, it will rain soon.
Since you clicked this link, you're probably curious about Forks Washington. So, first off, I have 2 other links in the menu section you can explore: a photo gallery and my Bloggy Spot on life in Forks.
Also, further along on this page I have several local links -- even webcams -- of Forks, La Push and the surrounding area. So, enjoy!
Visiting Forks Washington
So, what should you know before planning a visit? First off, is that we've become EXTREMELY popular in summer months. Reserve your room early. And if you're planning to come to one of our Twilight themed celebrations, consider reserving your room a year in advance. We're usually booked solid the whole summer through.
Camp ground spaces are also swamped -- probably because our hotels are full. But regardless, I still prefer this option. Mora Campground is absolutely lovely, and you'll think you're in the movie once twilight falls. And Mora is just a short trip down the road from our magnificent Realto Beach. Both of these locations can be found in my Forks Gallery, because they're just so "Forks".
Also, if you are planning to wander about beyond the town proper, please bring along a can of bug spray. Because once you wander amongst the moss-covered trees and ferns, you'll be much, much happier with protection from the bitey things that don't sparkle...
If you're considering off season, finding a room can be much easier. However, I'd suggest avoiding December, and watching the weather carefully if you come late November or early January. As we can have some really horrendous storms around that time. So be warned, and have fun.
Seeing the Area
First choice is, of course, the Dazzled By Twilight Tour.
Second choice should not be over-looked though. Leppel's Flowers has been providing a free map to all the "Twilight" hot spots since the very beginning. So if you're of a mind to drive yourself, this is the way to go
Food and Drink
You'll have to forgive the short list, but I tend to prefer home cooking. And the end result is, that I've only sampled about half of the available food and drink places in town. Even so, here's a list of what I can recommend from what I have tried.
Pacific Pizza -- Has the most excellent pizza, and is the best place in town to eat, in my opinion. Pacific's pizza is far better than the name chains, and pile on the toppings to an almost ridiculous degree. There's also a very small salad bar, and good chili.
Forks Outfitters Deli -- Has a selection of fried foods as well as sandwiches. And is the place to go for a quick, fast breakfast -- they have great breakfast burritos and muffin sandwiches. However, the only place to sit is in the tiny coffee shop (see next entry), or outside on one of their two park benches under the awning. Of course, I kinda like sitting outside, but you kinda gotta like cold, rainy weather.
Forks Outfitters Tullys - Inside the "famous" Forks Outfitters is a very tiny coffee shop called Tullys. The regular coffee you pour yourself, but they do have a small selections of the fancier stuff to boot. Only downside? Needs more tables!
Cafe Pax -- Just next door to Dazzled By Twilight. I've heard good things about it, but have yet to sample. But it's definitely on my list.
TJ's Sweet Stuff -- Our local Ice Cream shop, across the street from Dazzled By Twilight. The ice cream is delicious, and they have really nice fudge. I hear that they now have coffee, sandwiches and soup, but I haven't had a chance to try that yet.
Links of Interest
My Twilight Print -- Hey, I had to try, eh? And isn't it purty. You know it is.
Forks Annual Rainfall -- gives daily, monthly and yearly totals. Updated every few days.
Dazzled By Twilight -- The store you've probably seen on TV. Yes, it's as amazing as it seemed. And don't forget the tour!
Leppel's Flowers -- where you can get a free map of Twilight Points of Interest.
The Forks Outfitters -- Where we shop for groceries, and where you just wish you could too.
The La Push, Quileute Tribe -- where Jacob and his pack hang. With links to help learn the language. Also, note the spelling -- as our area sports three separate ways to spell Quileute. But this is the one that counts.
The Forks Forum -- our tiny, little, once a week paper. Don't forget to download the Twilight Guide.
Peninsula Daily News -- News from the "other" Twilight town. (psst -- Port Angeles, dummies!)
Our Forks Web Cam -- of ... a street. Sorry. And it's about half way down the page. Enjoy?
Forks City Commerce page with it's Twilight Points of Interest.
Yet Untitled -- my web comic that features life in Forks/Twilight fandom. My single YouTube animation of the same. And my Blog about life in Forks.
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