Sol Duc Falls

Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 1/12 miles to falls, but trail continues if you so choose

Olympic National Forest Fee: $10.00, 7 day pass, per vehicle

The trail is easy, though soggy, and the falls are beautiful. Just about anyone can tackle this hike, and it's so worth the walk.

This is not called the rain forest for nothing.... it was very wet and soggy the day we were there, but whatcha gonna do? Hike in the rain, that's what you are going to do. Along with all the rain though, comes extremely beautiful vegetation. It is very green and peaceful just walking though these forests.

 

Directions: Drive west from Fairholm on Highway 101 approximately 1.8 miles to the road for Sol Duc Hot Springs. Drive approximately 14 miles up the road to the parking lot at the Sol Duc Trailhead. Hike on an easy trail 0.8 miles, just past the rebuilt CCC era Canyon Creek Shelter (aka Sol Duc Shelter) and you will see (and hear) the falls, viewable up close on a bridge crossing the Sol Duc River.