We made our way to Dungeness Recreation Area, just outside Port Angeles. Hurricane Hill is one of the signature hikes in Olympic National Park, with sweeping alpine views, summer wildflowers, and, on a clear day, a look across the Strait of Juan de Fuca all the way to Canada.
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Olympic opened quietly with the ferry crossing and the long spit at Dungeness before the mountain and coast segments took over.
Hurricane Ridge gave you the alpine flowers, deer, and huge Strait views that make the north side feel so open.
Lake Crescent and Marymere Falls brought the classic easy rainforest-and-waterfall mix.
Sol Duc added another waterfall day, hot springs, and more forested river scenery.
Rialto was the first full Pacific coast day, with tidepools, sea stacks, and Hole in the Wall.
Ruby Beach and Kalaloch leaned more into birds, tidepool life, and the layered coast mood.
The Hoh was the deep green centerpiece of the rainforest days before the trip pushed west again.
Third Beach and Taylor Point finished Olympic with ladders, coastal forest, and bluff views.
Olympic opened quietly with the ferry crossing and the long spit at Dungeness before the mountain and coast segments took over.
Hurricane Ridge gave you the alpine flowers, deer, and huge Strait views that make the north side feel so open.
Lake Crescent and Marymere Falls brought the classic easy rainforest-and-waterfall mix.
Sol Duc added another waterfall day, hot springs, and more forested river scenery.
Rialto was the first full Pacific coast day, with tidepools, sea stacks, and Hole in the Wall.
No photos are tied to this place yet.
Ruby Beach and Kalaloch leaned more into birds, tidepool life, and the layered coast mood.
The Hoh was the deep green centerpiece of the rainforest days before the trip pushed west again.
Third Beach and Taylor Point finished Olympic with ladders, coastal forest, and bluff views.
We made our way to Dungeness Recreation Area, just outside Port Angeles. Port Angeles sits at the northern…
Hurricane Hill is one of the signature hikes in Olympic National Park, with sweeping alpine views, summer…
We packed up to leave Dungeness Recreation Area, heading off to spend the next three nights at Sol Duc…
With Sol Duc as our base camp in Olympic National Park, we headed to Lake Crescent and hiked to Marymere…
Our second day in Sol Duc, deep within Olympic National Park, was officially declared a chill day. That…
We took our second low-key day in Olympic and moved the camper over to Lake Crescent Lodge for the day for…
We got an early start for Rialto Beach so we could catch the 8:30 a.m. low tide and make our way to…
We started the day at Ruby Beach under clear skies. In the parking lot, a bright yellow Wilson’s warbler…
After a 45-minute drive from our campground, we reached the Hoh Rainforest just before 9 a.m. The parking…
We wrapped up our Olympic National Park adventure with the hike to Third Beach and Taylor Point. The trail…
