Barnes Point
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Barnes Point is an ancient landslide delta that juts out into Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Washington, United States, approximately west of Port Angeles, Washington on U.S. Route 101 and nearby to the small community of Piedmont...

 in Clallam County, Washington. As one of the few areas of relatively flat ground near Lake Crescent, it hosts Lake Crescent Lodge
Lake Crescent Lodge
Lake Crescent Lodge, originally called Singer's Lake Crescent Tavern, is an historic resort situated on the shores of Lake Crescent in Port Angeles, Washington. Located on the Olympic Peninsula within Olympic National Park, the Lodge is owned by the National Park Service and operated by ARAMARK...

, the Storm King Ranger Station
Storm King Ranger Station
The Storm King Ranger Station is located on Barnes Point on Lake Crescent off of U.S. Route 101 in Washington about 15 miles west of Port Angeles, Washington. The ranger station is part of the Olympic National Park. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007...

 of Olympic National Park, as well as several private homes. It also contains the trails which access Mount Storm King
Mount Storm King
Mount Storm King is located within the Olympic National Park about 20 miles west of Port Angeles, Washington. The mountain is located on the south side of Lake Crescent near Barnes Point, and has an elevation of ....

, Marymere Falls
Marymere Falls
Marymere Falls is located in Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent in Washington, United States. The falls are accessed by a one-mile trail. Falls creek descends from Aurora Ridge and tumbles over Marymere Falls and then flows into Barnes Creek. It has a height of 90 feet. The falls is one of...

, and Barnes Creek
Barnes Creek (Washington)
Barnes Creek is a small stream that flows in the U.S. state of Washington from the base of Mount Storm King and Aurora Ridge into Lake Crescent. Barnes Creek is also fed by Marymere Falls. Barnes Creek sustains the spawning habitat for the endemic Crescenti cutthroat trout...

. Barnes Creek
Barnes Creek (Washington)
Barnes Creek is a small stream that flows in the U.S. state of Washington from the base of Mount Storm King and Aurora Ridge into Lake Crescent. Barnes Creek is also fed by Marymere Falls. Barnes Creek sustains the spawning habitat for the endemic Crescenti cutthroat trout...

 flows through an old-growth forest, providing spawning habitat for the endemic Crescenti cutthroat trout.

Barnes Point and Barnes Creek take their name from Paul Barnes, who settled at the point in 1890.
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