Sequim Bay is a bay in northwestern Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula

Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state of the USA, that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Puget Sound. Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous...

. The bay is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...

 of the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

 and is located east of Sequim, Washington

Sequim, Washington

Sequim is a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The 2010 US Census counted a population of 6,606. Sequim is located along the Dungeness River near the base of the Olympic Mountains...

 and north of Blyn

Blyn, Washington

Blyn is a census-designated place in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census. It is located near Sequim, Washington on the shores of Sequim Bay.-Geography:Blyn is located at ....

. Sequim Bay is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long and slightly over 1 miles (1.6 km) wide at the mouth.

The name "Sequim" comes from a Native American word for "quiet water," as two large, overlapping sandbars protect the bay.

Sequim Bay State Park

Sequim Bay State Park

Sequim Bay State Park in Clallam County, Washington is a marine camping park in the Washington State Park System. It consists of with of saltwater shoreline in the Sequim rain shadow on the Olympic Peninsula just within Puget Sound...

is located on the shore of Sequim Bay.