RIMFOLD
7 days · from Seattle, WA
7-day Olympic and Mount Rainier road trip
A 7-day Washington loop from Seattle: Hurricane Ridge and the rainforest, then Paradise at Rainier. Two parks that share a real drive.
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Hurricane Ridge
Hoh Rain Forest
Olympic high country
Rialto Beach
Sol Duc Falls
Lake Crescent
The days
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01
Seattle → Port Angeles
- Leave Seattle after breakfast
- Drive to Port Angeles
- Check in and an easy first evening
- Hurricane Ridge easy paved paths (weather)
Port Angeles — many hotels
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02
Hurricane Ridge
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Hurricane Ridge easy paved paths (weather)
- Lake Crescent splash
- Hot chocolate in Port Angeles
Port Angeles — many hotels
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03
Port Angeles → Forks / Kalaloch
- Drive Port Angeles → Forks / Kalaloch
- Hall of Mosses (0.8 mile)
- Driftwood forts at Ruby Beach
- Lodge fire at Kalaloch if staying there
Kalaloch Lodge (few lodges on the Olympic coast)
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04
Rainforest & coast
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Hall of Mosses (0.8 mile)
- Driftwood forts at Ruby Beach
- Lodge fire at Kalaloch if staying there
Kalaloch Lodge (few lodges on the Olympic coast)
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05
Forks / Kalaloch → Ashford / Paradise
- Drive Forks / Kalaloch → Ashford / Paradise
- Paradise visitor center films and short paved loops
- Narada Falls from the overlook
- Hot cocoa back in Ashford
Paradise Inn (in-park, seasonal) or Ashford just outside
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06
Paradise meadows
- Stay local — no long drive.
- Paradise visitor center films and short paved loops
- Narada Falls from the overlook
- Hot cocoa back in Ashford
Paradise Inn (in-park, seasonal) or Ashford just outside
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07
Ashford / Paradise → Seattle
- Easy morning if checkout allows
- Drive Ashford / Paradise → Seattle
- Unpack and save the photos
Home in Seattle
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