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Slab Camp Creek and Gray Wolf River
Olympic Peninsula
updated 1 month ago
Road work on Forest Road 2870, which impacts access to Slab Camp Creek and Gray Wolf River, began on October 7. Expect single-lane traffic with flaggers and potential weekday closures for up to three weeks. The road itself is described as rough but passable as of October 6. The trails are snow-free, and no bugs were reported on October 6.
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Forest Road 2870 is rough but passable as of October 6. However, significant road work began on October 7 that may cause delays due to single-lane traffic with flaggers and potential weekday closures for up to three weeks.
The trail is reported to be snow-free as of October 6, and no bugs were observed. No other specific trail obstacles were mentioned in the report.
The resurfacing project on Forest Road 2870 is anticipated to last up to three weeks from its start date of October 7. This means it could extend into early November.
Yes, an Olympic National Forest alert notes that road work on Forest Road 2870, starting from Lost Mountain Road, began on October 7 and may impact access to the Upper Dungeness and Tubal Cain trails, and potentially parts of Forest Road 2880.
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Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
This is a report to pass on an Olympic National Forest alert regarding trail along Forest Road 2870 starting from Lost Mountain Road in Sequim. Given that the Upper Dungeness and Tubal Cain trails ar...
Older4 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
We did an absolutely awesome 8 mile hike from Slab Camp Creek TH through the Buckhorn Wilderness, into the Olympic National Park to the Gray River camp sites. The sites sit at the confluence of the G...
Older4 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
Great day hike trail - ease down to the river for a gorgeous lunch on the water. Bugs were a slight bother but not too bad. Arrived mid-morning and plenty of parking remained. Four hours round trip wi...
Older4 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
This was a fun little hike down to the Gray Wolf river which I have been meaning to go to for a long time. The trail is simple and easy. There was one stretch that was a bit buggy but if you keep movi...
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
Road and ParkingThe road to the trailhead was in good shape and suitable for all vehicles. There were only a few cars at the trailhead when we arrived.We ended up bringing four cars since we couldn't ...
Older7 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
Gorgeous day-hike from Slab Camp trailhead to Gray Wolf Camp. The trail from the trailhead to the river is obstacle free and very pleasant. Zero people on that section of the trail which was surprisin...
Older8 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
1. FS 2875 is heavily potholed, many of them avoidable but some not. We arrived at the trailhead at 9:30am, when the forest service road and trailhead parking were still covered with a dusting of snow...
Older9 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
Slab Camp Trail to Slab Camp had a few smaller blow downs but passable. There is a larger blow down closer to camp that requires you to straddle it. There is also an uprooted tree that took out the tr...
Older13 months ago
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
Gray Wolf Trail Crew logged out the Upper Gray Wolf Trail in Olympic National Forest from the Slab Camp bridge to the park boundary. This follows an earlier work party a few weeks ago in which the cr...
Older19 months ago
Olympic Peninsula
Road to the trail (FR 2875 off Lost Mountain Road) was very potholed in places- manageable with most vehicles, although I would be a bit concerned if I had a sedan with low clearance, as some of the p...