Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail #878

Hike Name: Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail #878 Location: northwest WA Length: 16 Submitted by: Sara of Olympia Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Washington trail reviews Washington national parks Washington state parks
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Description
Moderate climbs and scenic views of old growth forests whil hiking 100-200 ft above the lake shore at most points. A little disappointing that ther only time you come in contact with water is at the several creek crossings and on e large river crossing, we had to go off the trail to camp and to even touch the lake. Many bridges were washed out as was the trail in a couple places. It looked as if less than a dozen people had even been on the trail all year, and we went first week in July. The trail was not in great shape and we found ourselves very lucky to have started the trail on the west side of the lake instead of the east (which is where the trailhead is. The is a 16 mile loop so just start it from the swimming area heading away from the dam. Good Luck.

Directions to Hike
From Olympia takee Hwy 101 N to Hwy 8 toward Aberdeen, then take hwy 12 toward Montesano, 2 miles past Monte take A right on Wynoochee valley road, follow this forest road for several miles to signs for Coho Campground, the trailhead is located at the begining of the campground on the other side of the dam.

Contact Information
Trail is located in the Quinault Ranger District.

Olympic National Forest
Quinault Office
353 South Shore Rd
P. O. Box 9
Quinault, WA 98575
(360) 288-2525

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