Olympic National Park

Three parks in one: glaciated peaks, temperate rainforest and seventy miles of wild coast.

270named trails
781trail miles mapped
Washingtonlocation

Olympic National Park — Photo: Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Popular hikes in Olympic

Hall of Mosses · about 0.8 mi · Easy
Spruce Nature Trail · about 1.2 mi · Easy
Sol Duc Falls · about 1.6 mi · Easy
Marymere Falls · about 1.8 mi · Easy
Staircase Rapids Loop · about 2 mi · Easy
Second Beach · about 1.4 mi · Moderate
Hurricane Hill · about 3.2 mi · Moderate
Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall · about 3.3 mi · Moderate
Quinault Rainforest Loop · about 4 mi · Moderate
Shi Shi Beach · about 8 mi · Moderate
Hoh River Trail · about 10.6 mi · Moderate
Mount Storm King · about 3.8 mi · Strenuous
Klahhane Ridge · about 5.2 mi · Strenuous

Best months to visit

July: July brings the Olympic Peninsula's driest weather: rain forest trails are at their most pleasant, tide pools are exposed on summer low tides, and the high country opens.

Permits and reservations

No reservation is required to enter the park. Reservations are strongly recommended for campgrounds and popular wilderness camping areas.

Wilderness permits: Required for all overnight wilderness trips. Summer-season reservations are released in bulk on April 15 at 7 a.m. PT, and no more are added later.
Campgrounds: Hoh, Kalaloch, Fairholme, Mora, Sol Duc and Staircase campgrounds can be reserved on Recreation.gov, and reservations are highly recommended.

Entrance fees

Private Vehicle: $30
Motorcycle: $25
Per Person: $15
Commercial Entrance - Van: $75

Official park site: nps.gov

All 270 trails in Olympic

Aldwell Nature Trail · 1.24 mi round trip · Easy
Allens Bay Route · 4.32 mi round trip · Easy
Ancient Forest Nature Trail · 0.98 mi round trip · Easy
Anderson Moraine Primitive Trail · 1.48 mi round trip · Easy
Appleton Pass Trail · 14.98 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Aurora Creek Primitive Trail · 5.38 mi round trip · Strenuous
Aurora Divide Trail · 7.06 mi round trip · Strenuous
Aurora Ridge Primitive Trail · 12.04 mi round trip · Strenuous
Aurora Ridge Trail · 22.18 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Avalanche Canyon Route · 1.96 mi round trip · Moderate
B Loop Trail · 2.54 mi round trip · Easy
Badger Valley Trail · 8.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
Bailey Range Way Trail · 4.96 mi round trip · Moderate
Barnes Creek Primitive Trail · 5.48 mi round trip · Strenuous
Barnes Creek Trail · 6.88 mi round trip · Strenuous
Barnes Point Trails · 0.78 mi round trip · Easy
Beach 2 Nature Trail · 0.18 mi round trip · Easy
Beach 4 Nature Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Beach 6 Nature Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Beach Trail 5 · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Big Cedar Nature Trail · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
Big Creek Trail · 15.22 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Big Flat Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Big Meadow Nature Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Big Spruce Tree Nature Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
Black and White Lakes Primitive Trail · 3.7 mi round trip · Strenuous
Blue Glacier Primitive Trail · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
Bogachiel Peak Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Bogachiel Peak West Route · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Bogachiel Rain Forest Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Bogachiel River South Bank Trail · 4.56 mi round trip · Easy
Bogachiel River Trail · 42.96 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Boulder Creek Camp Switchback Trail · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
Boulder Hot Springs Trail · 5.22 mi round trip · Moderate
Boulder Lake Trail · 5.48 mi round trip · Strenuous
Bovees Meadow Nature Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
Bypass Trail · 1.58 mi round trip · Easy
Cameron Creek Trail · 14.06 mi round trip · Strenuous
Cameron Pass Primitive Trail · 6.56 mi round trip · Strenuous
Cameron-Lost Primitive Trail · 3.46 mi round trip · Moderate
Cape Alava Trail · 6.56 mi round trip · Moderate
Cascade Rock Trail · 4.28 mi round trip · Strenuous
Cascading Terraces Nature Trail · 2.2 mi round trip · Easy
Cat Basin Primitive Trail · 4.56 mi round trip · Moderate
Cedar Lake Primitive Trail · 3.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
Cirque Rim Nature Trail · 1.08 mi round trip · Easy
Clear Lake Way Trail · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
Coastie Head Primitive Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Constance Pass Trail · 14.76 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Cox Valley Primitive Trail · 3.14 mi round trip · Moderate
Crystal Ridge Bootpath · 3.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
Cub Peak Way Trail · 0.78 mi round trip · Easy
Deer Lake Meadow Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
Deer Lake Trail · 4.88 mi round trip · Strenuous
Deer Ridge Trail · 2.96 mi round trip · Moderate
Devil's Punchbowl Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
Dodger Point Primitive Trail · 9.22 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Dosewallips Closed Road · 3.48 mi round trip · Easy
Dosewallips River Trail · 2.08 mi round trip · Easy
Dosewallips Terrace Nature Trail · 2.2 mi round trip · Easy
Duckabush River Trail · 30.76 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Eagle Lakes Trail · 0.98 mi round trip · Easy
Eagle Point Trail · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy
East Big Meadow Nature Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
East Fork Quinault River Trail · 33.48 mi round trip · Very strenuous
East Twin Creek Route · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
Elip Creek Trail · 7.86 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Elk Mountain Trail · 2.48 mi round trip · Moderate
Elk Overlook Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
Elwha Basin Way Trail · 0.98 mi round trip · Easy
Elwha Forest Loop Trail · 0.61 mi loop · Easy
Elwha River Trail · 54.54 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Elwha to Hurricane Hill Trail · 11.5 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Ericsons Bay Primitive Trail · 3.72 mi round trip · Easy
Fairholm Campground Trail · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
Flapjack Lakes Trail · 7.64 mi round trip · Strenuous
Four Stream Trail · 2.24 mi round trip · Easy
Geyser Valley Trail · 3.16 mi round trip · Easy
Gladys Divide Primitive Trail · 2.58 mi round trip · Moderate
Goblin's Gate Trail · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Goodman Creek Trail · 2.76 mi round trip · Moderate
Grand Lake Trail · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
Grand Pass - Lillian Ridge Loop · 8.87 mi loop · Very strenuous
Grand Pass Trail · 6.84 mi round trip · Strenuous
Grand Valley Trail · 8.12 mi round trip · Strenuous
Graves Creek Primitive Trail · 11.26 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Gray Wolf Pass Trail · 6.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
Gray Wolf River Trail · 20.64 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Gregory Mine Route · 1.3 mi round trip · Easy
Griff Creek Primitive Trail · 4.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
Hall of Mosses Nature Trail · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
Happy Hollow Trail · 3.66 mi round trip · Easy
Happy Lake Ridge Trail · 18.42 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Happy Lake Trail · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
Hart Lake Way Trail · 1.14 mi round trip · Easy
Hayden Pass Trail · 19.7 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Headquarters' Area Trails · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
Headquaters Trail · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Heart of the Forest Trail · 4.9 mi round trip · Moderate
Heart-O-Hills Amphitheater Way Trail · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Heather Park Trail · 12.08 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Hidden Lake Way Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
High Divide Trail · 13.16 mi round trip · Very strenuous
High Divide Traverse · 92.84 mi round trip · Very strenuous
High Ridge Nature Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
Higley Peak Trail · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
Higley Peak Trail #856 · 0.84 mi round trip · Easy
Hoh Head Low Tide Route · 3.5 mi round trip · Moderate
Hoh Head Trail · 5.88 mi round trip · Moderate
Hoh Head Way Trail · 1.46 mi round trip · Easy
Hoh Lake Trail · 12.46 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Hoh River Trail · 32.1 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Hoh Visitor Center Mini-Loop Nature Trail · 0.16 mi loop · Easy
Hole in the Wall Trail · 3.42 mi round trip · Easy
Hole-in-the-Wall Primitive Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Home Lake Trail · 2.02 mi round trip · Easy
Home-Sweet-Home Trail · 4.92 mi round trip · Strenuous
Horsehead Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
Humes Ranch Loop Trail · 4.26 mi round trip · Moderate
Hurricane Hill Nature Trail · 3.3 mi round trip · Moderate
Hurricane Hill Trailhead · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge Trail · 4.54 mi round trip · Moderate
Irely Lake Trail · 3.22 mi round trip · Easy
James Pond Nature Trail · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Beach Nature Trails · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Beaches · 17.64 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Big Cedar Nature Trail · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Campground Lodge Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Campground Nature Trail · 1.48 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Creek Nature Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch Lodge Nature Trail · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Kalaloch South Beach Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Kestner Homestead · 0.98 mi round trip · Easy
Klahhane Ridge Trail · 5.42 mi round trip · Strenuous
Kloochman Rock Route · 5.7 mi round trip · Strenuous
Krause Bottom Trail · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
LaCrosse Basin Way Trail · 2.62 mi round trip · Moderate
Lacrosse Pass Trail · 11.1 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Lake Angeles Trail · 9.5 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Lake Beauty Primitive Trail · 1.38 mi round trip · Easy
Lake Constance Primitive Trail · 3.22 mi round trip · Strenuous
Lillian Ridge Way Trail · 4.88 mi round trip · Strenuous
Lillian River Trail · 5.08 mi round trip · Moderate
Little Divide Trail · 6.34 mi round trip · Strenuous
Little River Trail · 11.92 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Little River Viewpoint Nature Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
Living Forest Nature Trail · 0.39 mi loop · Easy
Long Ridge Trail · 21.62 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Lookout Rock Nature Trail · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Lost Pass Primitive Trail · 1.64 mi round trip · Moderate
Lover's Lane Trail · 5.94 mi round trip · Moderate
Ludden Peak Way Trail · 0.94 mi round trip · Easy
Lunch Lake Trail · 1.7 mi round trip · Easy
Madison Creek Falls Nature Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
Maiden Peak boot path · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
Main Fork Dosewallips River Trail · 20.88 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Maple Glade Nature Trail · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
Martins Park Primitive Trail · 4.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
Marymere Falls Loop · 0.16 mi loop · Easy
Marymere Falls Nature Trail · 2.46 mi round trip · Easy
Mink Lake Trail · 7.82 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Mirror Lake Way Trail · 2.06 mi round trip · Easy
Moments in Time Trail · 0.8 mi loop · Easy
Mora Group Use Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Mount Angeles Trail · 1.22 mi round trip · Easy
Mount Constance Route #1 · 2.24 mi round trip · Moderate
Mount Hopper Way Trail · 2.76 mi round trip · Moderate
Mount Olson Way Trail · 6.46 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mount Storm King Trail · 4.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
Mt. Tom Creek Primitive Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
North Blue Mountain Trail · 0.4 mi round trip · Easy
North Coast Beach Travelway (south section) · 9.12 mi round trip · Easy
North Fork Quinault River Trail · 31.12 mi round trip · Very strenuous
North Fork Skokomish River Trail · 24.4 mi round trip · Very strenuous
North Fork Sol Duc Primitive Trail · 5 mi round trip · Moderate
North Fork Sol Duc River Trail · 14.36 mi round trip · Very strenuous
North Fork Sol Duc Trail · 11.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
North Fork Soleduck Primitive Trail · 2.84 mi round trip · Easy
North Fork Soleduck Route · 2.3 mi round trip · Moderate
North Kalaloch Beach · 2.96 mi round trip · Easy
North Shi Shi Access Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
North Shore Spruce Railroad Access Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
North Snyder-Jackson Trail · 11.52 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Northwest National Scenic Trail · 18.62 mi round trip · Easy
Norwegian Head Way Trail · 0.18 mi round trip · Easy
O'Neil Creek Route · 5.5 mi round trip · Moderate
O'Neil Pass Trail · 22.68 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail · 14.64 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Oil City Route (1990 Washout Reroute) · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
Oil City Trail · 1.36 mi round trip · Easy
Old West Lake Mills Trail · 3.8 mi round trip · Easy
One Mile Pullout Nature Trail · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Overlook Trail · 0.26 mi round trip · Easy
Oyster Lake Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
Ozette Former Group Camp Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
Ozette Loop · 17.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
Ozette River to Sand Pt Beach Travelway · 5.98 mi round trip · Easy
Peabody Creek Trail · 5.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Pj Lake Primitive Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
Potholes Way Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Putvin Primitive Trail · 6.68 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Pyramid Mountain Trail · 6.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
Queets Fir Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Queets River Trail · 30.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
Rainshadow Nature Trail · 1 mi round trip · Easy
Rialto Beach Nature Trail · 0.26 mi round trip · Easy
Rica Canyon Trail · 1.12 mi round trip · Easy
Rip Rap Pullout Way Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
Rooses Prairie Primitive Trail · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
Round Lake Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Royal Basin Trail · 10.74 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Royal Basin Trail (USFS) · 2.76 mi round trip · Easy
Ruby Beach Nature Trail · 0.38 mi round trip · Easy
Rustler Creek Route · 5.82 mi round trip · Moderate
Saddle Rock Primitive Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Salmon Cascades Nature Trail · 0.06 mi round trip · Easy
Salt Spray Forest (Beach 3) Nature Trail · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Sam's River Loop Trail · 5.62 mi round trip · Easy
Sand Point Trail · 5.94 mi round trip · Easy
Scott's Bluff Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Second Beach Trail · 1.42 mi round trip · Easy
Seven Lakes Basin Trail · 0.96 mi round trip · Easy
Shady Lane Trail · 2.64 mi round trip · Easy
Shi Shi to Ozette River Beach Travelway · 20.04 mi round trip · Strenuous
Six Ridge Primitive Trail · 19.14 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Skyline Primitive Trail · 15.7 mi round trip · Very strenuous
SKYLINE TRAIL (northeast section) · 7.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
SKYLINE TRAIL (southwest section) · 18.02 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Slide Peak Route #1 · 5.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
Slide Peak Route #2 · 2.64 mi round trip · Moderate
Slough Trail · 2.1 mi round trip · Easy
Smith Lake Primitive Trail · 3.96 mi round trip · Strenuous
Smokey Bottom Trail · 5.6 mi round trip · Easy
Smokey Hill Trail · 0.74 mi round trip · Easy
Sol Duc Barrier-Free Nature Trail · 0.26 mi round trip · Easy
Sol Duc Campground Nature Trail · 1.48 mi round trip · Easy
Sol Duc Falls Nature Trail · 1.74 mi round trip · Easy
Sol Duc River Trail · 13.36 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Sourdough Mountain Way Trail · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
South Coast Beach Travelway · 3.64 mi round trip · Easy
South Fork Hoh River Trail · 6.2 mi round trip · Easy
South Fork Skokomish River Trail · 3.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
South Snider Jackson Trail · 17.58 mi round trip · Very strenuous
South Snyder-Jackson Primitive Trail · 17.54 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Spruce Bottom Nature Trail · 2.46 mi round trip · Easy
Spruce Burl (Beach 1) Nature Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Spruce Railroad Trail · 20.42 mi round trip · Strenuous
Staircase Hydro Nature Trail · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Staircase Rapids Loop Trail · 2.12 mi loop · Easy
Staircase Rapids Nature Trail · 2.08 mi round trip · Easy
Steamboat Creek Primitive Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Storm King Trail · 2.66 mi round trip · Moderate
Sundown Lake Trail · 3.1 mi round trip · Moderate
Sunrise Viewpoint Nature Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Swimming Bear Lake Way Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
Switchback Trail · 5.3 mi round trip · Strenuous
Taylor Point Trail · 1.88 mi round trip · Easy
Terminus Primitive Trail · 0.68 mi round trip · Easy
Third Beach Trail · 2.86 mi round trip · Easy
Three Forks Trail · 8.28 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Upper Barnes Creek Trail · 10.8 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Upper Lake Mills Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
Upper Lena Lake Trail · 6.52 mi round trip · Strenuous
Upper Royal Basin Trail · 2.1 mi round trip · Moderate
Wagonwheel Lake Trail · 5.2 mi round trip · Strenuous
West Elwha Trail · 5.36 mi round trip · Moderate
West Fork Dosewallips River Trail · 16.54 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Willoughby Lake Route · 2.18 mi round trip · Easy
Wolf Creek Trail · 15.98 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Wynoochee Pass Trail · 6.62 mi round trip · Strenuous

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