PET FRIENDLY TRAILS

Hiking with your dog? If the trail is located in Olympic National Forest, DNR Land, or at a State Park, most trails are dog friendly. Most County and State parks are dog friendly as well (just a couple sports park or sensitive area exceptions). And, while your dog is welcome in Olympic National Park campgrounds, picnic areas and paved or dirt roads, most trails within the Olympic National Park prohibit pets. Here’s a few tips & hike ideas -- check out the hikes with the icon on the previous pages for additional ideas.

Five Tips FOR HIKE SAVVY CANINES

#1 TAKE IT EASY

Start with easy trails and slowly build up stamina.

#2 CARE FOR TENDER PAWS

Make sure your dog’s pads are toughened or purchase hiking booties and get used to them before heading out.

#3 YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC

Step off the trail when hikers pass and heel your dog and verbalize how friendly he is.

#4 LEASH CONTROL

If the trail requires leashes or if if your dog might run into other hikers, keep him on a short leash (-6’) – long leashes may get tangled in the bushes.

#5 LEAVE NO TRACE

Bring bags to collect and carry out your dog’s poop. If you’ll be backpacking overnight, bury it at least 6” deep and at least 200 ‘ from walkways, camps, and water sources.

It pays to practice the National Parks

B.A.R.K. rule wherever you hike with your dog. B.A.R.K. stands for:

Bag your pet’s waste

Always leash your pet

Respect wildlife

Know where you can go.

Easy Access

Dosewallips State Park

Twanoh State Park

Ranger Hole

Next Level Destinations

Upper South Fork

Skokomish

Lena Lake

Stunning Canine Adventures

The Valley of Silent Men

Marmot Pass

Be courteous of other hikers

If the trail requires leashes or if if your dog might run into other hikers, keep him on a short leash. Other hikers don’t know how nice your pup is.

Why so many waterfalls?

As storms from the Pacific Ocean move across the peninsula, they crash into the Olympics and are forced to release moisture in the impact. The clouds release massive amounts of moisture, up to 170 inches annually, on the coastal side – creating the “rain shadow effect.”

Above the Olympics this moisture lands as snow frosting the peaks with 35+ feet each year! Each spring the snow melts and creates icy run-off. Mix in a little more rainfall and the result is a waterfalls ring envelops the base of Olympic range.

Fall Coordinates

Learn more about the waterfalls around the Olympic Peninsula, including our top 10, at the EHC hosted website: