Saturday, July 19, 2025 - Sunday, July 27, 2025
Olympic National Park, Washington,
Other U.S.,
WA
Olympic National Park is blessed with incredible diversity of elevation, precipitation, flora and fauna. It offers several distinct ecosystems. Glacier-capped mountains rise up to nearly 8,000.' Old-growth forests of Sitka spruce, Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red cedar receive abundant rainfall-up to 140 inches in some parts-and are home to elk, blacktail deer, mountain goats, black bear and marmot. Over 70 miles of wild coast provide coves and rookeries for sea lions and sea birds, and present dramatic views of offshore sea stacks and arches. Our adventure will start and end in Seattle, Washington, and we will experience each distinct section of the national park, which is located to the west on the Olympic peninsula. First, we will make the town of Sequim, ~2 hours from Seattle, our base for hikes that explore the mountains and valleys in the eastern and central sections of the park. After 3 days of hiking, we will leave Sequim and drive ~2.5 hours to Kalaloch Lodge, located at a spectacular setting directly on the Pacific Ocean, stopping late in the morning for a hike in the Hoh River rainforest. The following day, we will hike The Shipwreck Coast, to experience the incredible ocean scenery. After leaving Kalaloch lodge, we will drive ~2 hours to Olympia, the capital of Washington for some casual sightseeing, dinner and stay the night. On day 8, we'll leave Olympia and drive 1.5 hours for our final hike on Mt Ellinor. After the hike, we will drive ~2 hours back to Seattle for our farewell dinner and final overnight close to the airport.
