Talapus and Olallie Lakes

The trail was dry and well maintained. Perfect temperature for the 6 mile hike today; beautiful surroundings!

Always a good day for this favorite. Lots of people out on the trail on a sunny Saturday, and we had to park 0.2 mile down the road on arrival at 8:40am. Note that NW Forest Pass is still required on ...

Arrived just past 8am on a beautiful Saturday and was able to park about .3 miles down the road from the trailhead. The bathroom was in fine condition, although there was a bit of a line, and a park r...

Arrived at trailhead about 3 pm.  The parking lot was half full.  Passed a Forest Service truck leaving the parking lot as I arrived, be sure to have a NW Forest Pass for parking.  The pit toilet at t...

Talapus LakeParkingArrival (7:20 AM):Highly constrained. Secured the last official parking spot in the lot. Overflow cars were already beginning to park along the road.Departure (10:00 AM):Pretty cong...

The trailhead gets very busy and parking fills up fast, especially on the weekend. There is one pit toilet at the trailhead. The trail is well maintained with no blowdown logs or anything blocking the...

My almost 13 year old son and I enjoyed this hike immensley. The trail was in good shape (any mud patches were navigable), the scenery diverse, and the effort level was invigorating.We found it worth ...

Backpacked with another dad and our younger kids to Talapus. Crowds weren’t as bad as I was expected. I was a bit worried about finding a site coming in that late during the afternoon/evening. Surpris...

Alpine lakes are beautiful and in this one you get to see two of them! What a lucky day for a pika!Went the day after some rain so the trail was a little muddy, but still very manageable to hike. This...

This is a good hike if you are just starting to get into hiking. Fair warning, it can be crowded. We made a point to go later in the day, which helped, but going up, there were significant crowds.The ...