There are several nice short hikes at Hurricane Ridge. From the ridge top there are fantastic views of snow capped mountains on one side and views of the coast and Vancouver island on the other. There are also picnic tables, portable bathrooms, but no running water at the trailheads. So bring water and lunch. My family including kids ages 8 and 11, completed several short hikes (longest about 2.7mi out and back). Much of the trail is paved, but at times steep. There are also plenty of benches and places to rest and take in the views. There were still a few pockets of snow and lots of deer near the top.

This is a spectacular Hike but also very popular. You should plan to be a the park as early as possible. Especially now since the visitor center burned down, the park is severely limiting the number of cars allowed per day. The trail is easy to follow for any physical level. The path is paved and mostly smooth. The hike is uphill but there are benches all along the way you can stop and rest and enjoy the glorious views while you catch your breath. The park has lots of wild life including chipmunks and Marmots. Another recommendation would be to park near or in the lot with the Port'a'Potty. There is not a Port A Potty in the lot nearest the trail head to the park. There is a path through the trees down to the lot with the potties but is .08 miles there and then .08 miles back each time you need to go. And with NO visitor center there are no other restrooms in this area of the park. This was one of my absolute favorite hikes in Olympic National Park. I highly recommend this to everyone's agenda! Stunning Views!

First if all, GO EARLY. Limited parking fills up fast. The snowcapped Olympic range and colorful mountain meadows are amazing. Hiking trails easy to difficult. Words or pictures cannot adequately describe the beauty of this place.

This trail is a bit milder than some of the others. The trailhead is past the main parking lot at the end of the road. If full there are a couple of overflow parking lots just down the road. The trail goes on about 7 miles down to Elwha but I believe that they consider the nature trail is 1.5 mile out (3 miles RT). To that point (observation point) rates about 655 ft of elevation gain but the last 0.5 miles is rather step. You can easily turn around before that last bit. There are some nice benches along the way to rest and enjoy the fabulous view for miles and miles. Are are out on the rim but not to a scary extent so you can see both side of the view or basically a 360 view. The trail is paved the entire way but given the incline I would not suggest for wheel chairs or anyone not in reasonable shape.

We enjoyed the Hurricane Hill Trail. Luckily, on the way up, the clouds were still high enough that we could see the mountains. We were not able to get that amazing distance view, but it was a beautiful hike. The top is “windy”. We were glad that we dressed accordingly and had hats for that hurricane force wind. By the time we were hiking down, the clouds really rolled in, so no more mountain tops, but lovely colors and conifers to view.

This is a fairly easy hike with beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains throughout. At the summit, you can see all the way to Vancouver Island, but be ready for some serious wind. Be sure to arrive early; I parked at 7:15 and there were a good number of spots still available.