Olympic Peninsula Hikes
22 trails in Olympic Peninsula, ranked by popularity. Each page shows current weather, road, and trail conditions.
Rainbow CanyonA quick drop into a mossy gorge with waterfall views, tucked across from the Mount Walker trailhead.
RiverWaterfall
Notch PassA steep CCC-era trading route climbs through deep Olympic forest to a pass visible from Highway 101.
Forest TrailRiverScenic Views
Mount WalkerA steep, direct climb to dual summit lookouts spanning Hood Canal, the Cascades, and the Olympic Range.
SummitScenic ViewsWildflowers
Mildred LakesAn unmaintained scramble through dense Olympic forest to alpine lakes in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness.
Lake
Lower South Fork Skokomish RiverAn old-growth river valley walk through giant firs with Roosevelt elk, creek crossings, and a waterfall turnaround.
RiverWaterfallScenic Views
Lena LakeA steady climb through old-growth forest to a large mountain lake on the east side of the Olympics.
LakeOld GrowthWaterfall
Duckabush RiverOld-growth forest and blue-green river water on a long valley trail leading deep into the Olympic wilderness.
Forest TrailOld GrowthRiver
Dosewallips State Park - Steam Donkey TrailA gentle forest loop through logging history, fern corridors, and Dosewallips River views along Hood Canal.
CoastOld GrowthRiver
Dosewallips State Park - Maple Valley LoopA gentle forest loop through bigleaf maples and old cedars on the shores of Hood Canal.
Forest TrailOld GrowthWildlife
Banner ForestA flat, forested Kitsap Peninsula network where the main challenge is navigating the maze of intersections, not the terrain.
Forest TrailWildlifeDog Friendly
Wynoochee LakeA long, solitary lakeshore loop through remote Olympic forest with waterfalls and optional river fording.
Lake
Shi Shi Beach and Point of the ArchesWashington's most dramatic coastal walk ends at a mile-long gallery of sea stacks rising from the surf.
CoastRiverKid Friendly
Cape FlatteryStand at the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States and watch Pacific waves crash against offshore rocks.
CoastWildlifeDog Friendly
Guillemot CoveA short descent through ancient maples to a quiet Hood Canal beach with seabirds and a hollowed-cedar Stump House.
CoastOld GrowthRiver
Big CreekA mellow old-growth loop near Hoodsport that works rain or shine, with an optional link to Mount Ellinor for more.
Old GrowthRiverScenic Views
Cape Alava Loop (Ozette Triangle)
CoastWildlifeCamping
Pine LakeOld-growth forest and a placid lake at the end of a gentle Skokomish Valley walk.
LakeOld Growth
Maidenhair FallsA short forest walk to a waterfall and gorge on the upper Wynoochee River, deep in the Olympic National Forest.
WaterfallRiverForest Trail
Elbo CreekA steep, dry climb through Olympic rhododendron forest above Rocky Brook, with Buck Mountain views from the upper miles.
Forest Trail
Colonel Bob PeakA punishing climb through Quinault rainforest to a summit with ocean, Olympus, and Rainier on the same horizon.
Summit
Mount Anderson East Face (Honeymoon Headwall)A near-fifty-degree first descent on the east face of Mount Anderson, deep in the Olympic interior via the Dosewallips approach.
Summit
Bailey Range TraverseA multi-day spring ski traverse of the Olympic interior — Carrie, Ruth, Pulitzer, the Humes and Blue Glaciers, all under Mt. Olympus.
Summit