Family Things To Do in Hoodsport, Washington

A 6.4-mile loop day hike to the summit of Mount Rose. This trail has been recently rebuilt with new switchbacks and erosion control structures. A direct route to the summit allows a loop hike. The ... More on Trails

Intense ascent and descent. Bring trekking poles. Clouds quickly came in More on Trails

There is a lot of watching to be done on the Olympic Peninsula: storm watching, whale watching, storm watching, bird watching, storm watching. From July through September, the region is relatively dry and temperatures get into the ... More on Trails

Collins is a classic Olympic National Forest beauty with giant old-growth fir and cedar interspersed with another common Olympic Peninsula dweller, the bigleaf maple. If you visit ... More on Trails

This is one of my all time favorite camping sites. First come, first serve More on Trails

Take Hwy 101 14 miles north of Hoodsport to FS 25 (Hamma Hamma Recreation Area) head west on FS 25 for 8 miles to the Lena Lake Trailhead (TR#810). Lena Lake is only accessible by trail. Located wi... More on AnglerWeb.com

This trail is pretty rough. The first three miles took an hour and fifteen More on Trails

A 2.8-mile day hike from the North Fork Skokomish trailhead to Wagonwheel Lake. After a brutal climb the trail levels off as it swings onto the western side of the ridge. Here the trail offers a ne... More on Trails

A very nice and strenuous day hike to a small blue lake. Not for weak legs. More on Trails

In early May a small elk band is still in the Skokomish valley and trillium and calypso orchids are in bloom. When growing up in Shelton, Ira often in that season walked the gentle trail 71?2 miles to Camp Pleasant. Twice, with friends, ... More on Trails

Description Ecosystem type: Montane forest, subalpine lake basin Trail tread types: Well-maintained General elevation trend: Moderate River crossings: None Unique features: Flapjack Lakes lay side ... More on Nps.gov

Two subalpine lakes set side by side like flapjacks in a frying pan. Above the waters and the forests rise sharp summits of the Sawtooth Range, a group of peaks noted among climbers for the ... More on Trails

This is an unusual snowshoe outing in that, except in periods of heavy snow, the lower section of the trail may require hikers to strap their snowshoes to their backs while they hike a mile or two up to the snow. The Lower Lena Lake ... More on Trails

The trail immediately enters the Buckhorn Wilderness and follows the river through intensely green forest, all moss and ferns and lichen, crossing numerous step-across creeks, passing many close-up... More on Trails

It is said that this trail is located in rain shadow belt which proved to b More on Trails

Hikers swarm Mount Ellinor every spring as they rush to the summit for one reasonto come back down. More specifically, to come down via the long glissade route. Dog hikers will want to wait until a... More on Trails

Absolutely spectacular views from the summit. More on Trails