Staircase Hike
Make a right here and continue 12 miles to the staircase ranger station.
Staircase hike. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year round. The staircase area of olympic national park is located 30 minutes outside of the tiny hood canal town hoodsport. Immersed in a lowland old growth forest this often overlooked area of the park is home to a seasonal ranger station a campground and the trailhead for the north fork skokomish river trail a beautiful spot for backpacking or for day hikers the beginning of the staircase rapids. Staircase rapids loop is a 21 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near lilliwaup washington that features a lake and is good for all skill levels.
The trail itself is legal and easy. All reviews mile hike old growth olympic national park lake cushman whole family ranger station creek trees moss camp beauty. Hike 4km up kamanaui valley road trail till a sign on the left for the start of the trail. Cross the moanalua stream 28 times till you reach a steep ridge with a panoramic viewpoint of the haiku valley.
A variety of hiking trails navigate through the staircase area along the skokomish river and the nearby forests. Address phone number staircase rapids nature trail reviews. Despite its harrowing name the hike through the little death hollow is anything but dark and unpleasant. Look for the parking lot on your right across from the campground.
The landscape of cleveland is slowly coming back to life this spring and the effect the environment has on locals is undeniably magical. Staircase rapids nature trail hoodsport. There are several short day hikes that explore the area. The hike to flapjack lakes is for the stronger hikers gaining over 3000 feet in elevation.
The staircase trails of olympic national park close to the town of lilliwaup put hikers in close proximity to the skokomish river and through heavy forest thats a joy to hike just about any time of year. The most challenging part of the hike is the motivation to keep going on the top of the ridge. This waterfall staircase hike may be the most unique in all of cleveland. Parking passentry fee national park pass.
Shady lane trail is flat and less than a mile to lake cushman. The 8 mile trail leads you through a little bit of everything that grand staircase escalante national monument has to offer from fields of petrified wood stone carvings and petroglyphs tight slots flowing rivers and wide open canyons. The hike is actually a 2744 step staircase with nearly 2000 feet in elevation.