Olympic Hot Springs Road

Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Commonly Backpacked · Fall Colors · Historical Significance · River/Creek · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Accessible vault toilet at Madison Falls Trail trailhead. Pets and bicycles not permitted on most trails but welcome on bypass trail and roads. Please do not take your dogs on any trails originating from this road hike.

Paved trail except Bypass Trail which is mostly singletrack with roots and can be quite muddy.

Starting from Madison Falls Trail parking lot, head south on the paved road. At 0.7 miles take the Bypass Trail to skirt around the river where it washed out the road and Elwha Campground. Once back on the road, continue pass the turn off to Whiskey Bend and follow the road as it climbs to its termination at the Olympic Hot Springs Trail. Interesting viewpoints along the way is the former Glines Canyon Dam spillway at approximately 3.5 miles and Observation Point at approximately 6.0 miles.

Deer and Elk are seen on this road.