Duckabush River
Olympic Peninsula
As of June 27, 2026, the Duckabush River trail is largely clear for hikers up to Seven Mile Camp, with recent work by the Gray Wolf Trail Crew and WTA improving conditions. However, reports from June 11 and May 27 indicate the trail becomes significantly overgrown and potentially impassable for stock beyond Seven Mile Camp, especially between Five Mile and Ten Mile Camps.
The access road to the trailhead remains rough with numerous deep potholes, requiring slow and careful driving, though sedans have been seen. Parking is generally available, but the privy has been locked in recent reports. Wildflowers were still abundant in early June. Stock access improvements have been made around Claire's Rock and Big Hump, as of the May 27 report.
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Gray Wolf Trail Crew spent five days working this trail, from Seven Mile Camp up to the junction with the Lacrosse Pass Trail at 15.5 miles in. Our focus was on logout, but we also did some brushing ...
We arrived late afternoon on a Friday and the parking lot was about a quarter full. Hiked to two mile camp. We saw four total campsites and one was occupied. We were able to get a nice one with a fire...
We hiked up the Duckabush as part of a lollipop hike around Mt. La Crosse. The first part of the trail up to Big Hump is actually the least pretty. Heading down to Five Mile Camp and beyond is where t...
The hiking grandmas were on our annual camping trip, this time to Dosewallips State Park and this is the hike we decided on. There's a lot to like about this hike, a river walk, some ups and downs and...
Road out to the trailhead is rougher than I remember it being last year. Pretty bumpy in sections, but any car can make it if you go slow.The wildflowers have transitioned from early season trillium, ...
We arrived at the TH just before 10 and there were 5 other cars there.The last couple miles or so on the forest roadhas deep potholes so we took it slow drivingup.The trail is easy to moderate incline...
The last 3 miles of road to the trailhead are badly potholed.I arrived at the trailhead at 8 a.m. on a Wednesday and there were no other cars parked. I hiked to Seven Mile Camp and back, and didn't s...
Arrived at the trailhead at 8:30 to about 5 cars, some appeared to be from backpackers. The road in, once you hit the gravel section, is as bad as I have ever seen it. It’s passable with care but ta...
Planned on going to 5-Mile camp and back, but told by WTA working party members that the blue pond was worth going past the camp. After reading that the national park boundary was about mile 7, and th...
Arrived to only 2 cars in the parking lot at 10 am on a Wednesday. Pit toilet was locked. Road has some really deep potholes but a sedan could make it if comfortable using the entire width of the road...
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