The Olympic Hot Springs Trail is a 34.1-kilometer moderately traveled out-and-back route that has hot springs and is classified as moderate. It is located near Port Angeles, Washington. The trail is best used from May to October and is mostly used for hiking, biking, camping, and backpacking.
The trek is primarily made up of a long abandoned road that has been turned into a wide trail. To encourage plant growth, the old asphalt has been removed and replaced with shredded wood, resulting in a smooth and pleasant route.
The ancient highway gives way to a narrower trail as you get closer to the hot springs. At Crystal Creek, you’ll cross a brand-new suspension bridge. After the bridge, you’ll enter a level meadow at the top of the slope (once a parking lot). Follow your nose to the hot springs and keep right at the fork. Keep an eye out on both sides of the trail, since some of the nicest ponds are hidden among the trees on both sides of the trail.
The main 16 kilometers road to Olympic Hot Springs is closed due to the two washouts, but you can transform it into a day bike uphill with a brief 3.5 kilometer hike to the hot springs, or a weekend bike and hike at a magnificent campground that used to be part of a 1920s resort. Instead of hiking out, get back on your bike and coast the entire way downhill for 16 kilometers. Along the journey, you’ll cross the remains of an old dam with a spectacular perspective of the valley. It’s worth the uphill bike Adventure, believe me.
• There is a cost to enter Olympic National Park. The fees are based on the number of vehicles or motorcycles. The charge is per person if you enter on foot or by bike. A park-specific annual pass is also available. For the most up-to-date rates, please visit the park’s website.
• Pedestrians, bicycles, and leashed dogs are welcome. The Madison Falls parking lot are available, but space is restricted (the path has been updated to reflect this route). The first 9 miles are paved and suitable for bicycling.)
Featured photo by @perksofbeinga_wildflower
Map of the journey
It’s almost hot spring season. Would you hike 10 miles to spend an afternoon soaking in these pools in the middle of the woods?! Clothes are optional 🙃 christopherharris_11
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#hotsprings #hotspringseason #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #herpnw #optoutside #explorewashington
Olympic Hot Springs is a free rock walled natural spring located deep in the lush Olympic National Park in Washington state. Clothing is optional. More information on the website under Washington Hot Springs. #ultimatehotspringsguide #hotspring #hotsprings #olympichotsprings 📷 iambrlynn
✨BLOG POST✨ Last weekend in one of the hottest moments in WA history, we went to hot springs...
Olympic Hot Springs used to be accessible by a 2 mile trail at the end of Olympic Hot Springs Road, but part of the road has been reclaimed by the Elwha River since the dam was removed in 2011.
So now you get to hike a bypass trail and hike/bike the 10 mile road to the top! We saw deer, rabbits, and lots of wildflowers; and also got to marvel at the power of a river to restore itself.
Thank you arborharbor for all these photos since I forgot my phone!
📍S'Klallam lands
#adventurecycling #adventurebybike #shredthepatriarchy #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #hotsprings #pnwonderland #biketravel #biketour #bikecamping #cycletouring #bike
Mountain biked and hiked 20 miles to spend my birthday at these beautiful secluded hot springs... ♉️🌿🤍✨
Headed out to hot springs at the end of a road that had been washed out. In addition, saw an abandoned ranger station still in its prime, and a removed dam site.
#hikewashington #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #elwariver #grasswhistling
Adding to my collection of outhouse drawings...I’m always drawn to the elemental simplicity of these structures and the pure, functional aesthetic.
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Plus, everyone always needs some quirky bathroom art. Check the link in my bio to browse hundreds of sketches and paintings from my more than three years living and creating art on the road.
—
#outhouse #privy #pittoilet #toilet #naturecalls #natureshead #architecture #woods #trees #wilderness #halfmoon #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #drawing #penandink #sketchbook #sketchbookart #art #inkdrawing #pleinair #drawnthere
It's been a few days since I've posted, and let me tell you, I've been on some adventures!
First of all, I broke my phone and it took over a week to get a new one working. I spent my nights camping just outside of Olympia. WA. Then, I met up with another vanlifer whose path and mine have been criss-crossing more months (a_restless_development ) . Once we settled in at a campsite Friday night, two folks from New Jersey joined us!
Shortly into our "where have you been/where are you going/what's your name?" introductions, we found out Becky (lifepothesis ) and I were in the same high school for three years! And somehow we were camping together on the totally opposite side of the country!
The phrase "small world" doesn't seem to cut it. I know I meet slews of new people when I'm traveling fulltime, but meeting someone I walked in the hallway with for three years is just plain CRAZY.
Better yet, all four of us went on a ridiculous uphill biking trip and hike to some remote natural hot springs in Olympic National Park. Our whole ride and hike back to the vans was in the dark, where we couldn't see when the road fell into cliffside or if bears were lurking just behind us.
We celebrated by spending all day Sunday at and on a beautiful clear alpine lake, one of the deepest in the world with 650' depths!
I'll be floating around Washington for the next week or two, then start following the northern border east. 😀
#solovanlife #solofemaletravel #dodgeramvan #olympichotsprings #olympia #olympicnp #nps #visitwashington #vanlifewashington
Natural hot springs in Olympic national park. My own personal jacuzzi in the forest 😍🙌 #olympichotsprings #olympicnationalpark #washingtonstate #washington #hotsprings #nature #relaxing #paradise #soak #healing #forest #westcoast #hiking #roadtrip #adventure
#OlympicHotSprings,The trail is a 34.1-kilometer moderately traveled out-and-back route that has #hotsprings and is classified as moderate. It is located near Port Angeles, Washington. The trail is best used from May to October and is mostly used for hiking, biking, camping, and backpacking.
The trek is primarily made up of a long abandoned road that has been turned into a wide trail. To encourage plant growth, the old asphalt has been removed and replaced with shredded wood, resulting in a smooth and pleasant route.
photo by perksofbeinga_wildflower
#hiddengem #relaxation #intags #campingfun #hotsprings #getoutside #camping #calming #relax #campinglife
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.#hotsprings #bcbeach #hotspringsbound #bc #hotspring #hotspringing #bchotsprings #discoverbc #bclife #hotspringwater #hotspringsontap #hotspringdays #hotspringresort #bcliving #hotspringpool #hotspringsofbc #bccanada🇨🇦
Olympic hot springs in January Washington state. #hotspring #hotsprings #hotspringswater #thermal #washingtonstate #washington #olympicpeninsula #olympichotsprings #rainforest #rainfall #mountains #mountainbiking #mountainbike #mountainbikes #hiking #hikinglife #hikingadventures #explorer #exploremore
Turns out a little hot spring soak action is just what the soul needed!
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24 miles in 24 hours with maximum aches and minimal tears 😅
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#getoutside #pushyourself #hotsprings #washington #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings
PNTのラストセクションで、オリンピック国立公園を歩くジェフ。ハイ・ディバイドでは、南にオリンパス山、北にセブンレイクス盆地の素晴らしい景色を見ることができたようです。(写真はトレイル上から見えるオリンパス山)
- ジェフ・キッシュのHIKER LIFE with PNT | # 11 パシフィック・ノースウエスト・トレイルのスルーハイキング (その７)
※詳細は thetrailsmag のリンクからご覧ください。
#jeffkish #pacificnorthwest #pacificnorthwesttrail #pnt #pacificnorthwesttrailassociation #pnta #washington #idaho #montana #OlympicMountains #WhidbeyIsland #OlympicPeninsula #PortTownsend #OlympicHotSprings #HighDivide #OlympicNationalPark #NationalScenicTrail #longdistancehiking #thruhike #thruhiking #thetrailsmag #ロングディスタンスハイキング #ロングトレイル #トレイルズ
Before visiting this gem I wondered if it was safe to take a dip. I learned that hot springs are a rich source of sulfur and can actually be a great way to naturally detox your skin. Did you know that hot springs form when water deep below the Earth’s surface gets heated by rocks and rises to the surface? After 5 hours of e biking/hiking, the 120 degrees felt uh-mazing!!!
Has anyone travelled to a hot spring? Does anyone have any recommendations of other hot springs in the PNW? Let me know in the comments below.
#olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #pnw #wanderwashington #nature #forestbathing #fallvibes
[New!] AMBASSADOR'S
ジェフ・キッシュのHIKER LIFE with PNT | #11 パシフィック・ノースウエスト・トレイルのスルーハイキング (その７)
いよいよ、ジェフによるPNTのスルーハイキング・レポート (全７回) も最終回！ 約２カ月、1,930kmの旅も、ついにフィナーレを迎えます。
今回ジェフが歩くのは、PNTの西側のラストセクション。ロッキー山脈やカスケード山脈を抜け、西に進むと、PNTは太平洋にたどり着きます。
それまでの山岳風景から一変して、田園、海、町の景色が広がるようになります。今までと違うPNTの景色を楽しみながら、PNTの旅をかみしめるジェフ。
ジェフの人生を変えたPNTスルーハイキング。そのラストセクションのレポートを、お楽しみください。
※詳細は thetrailsmag のリンクからご覧ください。
#jeffkish #pacificnorthwest #pacificnorthwesttrail #pnt #pacificnorthwesttrailassociation #pnta #washington #idaho #montana #OlympicMountains #WhidbeyIsland #OlympicPeninsula #PortTownsend #OlympicHotSprings #HighDivide #OlympicNationalPark #NationalScenicTrail #longdistancehiking #thruhike #thruhiking #thetrailsmag #ロングディスタンスハイキング #ロングトレイル #トレイルズ
The beautiful blue of the Elwha River! This was taken from an abandoned bridge on the Olympic Hot Springs Road trail. Two dams were removed; one was part of the largest dam removal the world has ever seen, and this is less than a mile below that exact spot. The rushing blue water now happily connects with the ocean again and many species of salmon and trout are able to travel upstream and spawn as they used to.
A song “straight from the source” of hot springs...
The first part came to me soaking in the Olympic Hot springs last November. Forgot about it, until I found myself at another warm springs, this time on the Big Island (with a whole long crazy story of synchronicity involving calling kiragoboom on the wireless coconut - really does work - and then running into her at Pohoiki beach and finding the “Queens Bath”), and I remembered that hot spring song nugget and Kira and I added two other parts to it. Same earth, same heat source, different portals.
Got to visit one of my fav hot springs in Oregon the other day and then shortly thereafter cross paths with Kira, so figured I’d make a video of it!
Straight from the source, delivered to you, via Samara and Kira and the #Acapellaapp and Instagram.
Grateful for the opportunity to visit these sacred earth portals...truly a well spring of warmth, love and song! .
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#hotsprings #hotspring #earthsongs #straightfromthesource #portals #synchronicity #communitysinging #collaboration #singing #originalsong #circlesongs #songcirclesongs #tourmagic #oregonmagic #olympichotsprings #wirelesscoconut #coconutwireless #harmonies #layeredsong #songsforsinging
Elwha River
#pnw #washington #olympicpeninsula #upperleft #upperleftusa #pacificnorthwest #olympicnationalpark #wanderwashington #hikewashington #washingtonexplored #northwest #olympichotsprings #elwhariver #elwhavalley #experiencetheolympicpeninsula
Do you know this couple? Based on the clothing, this Kellogg Collection photo was taken much later than the collection's average of 1880-1920. This photo was taken at Olympic Hot Springs. If you know the name of either individual or the name of the photographer, please email Discover@nols.org!
Find more local historic photos at nols.org/kellogg-photo.
#northolympiclibrarysystem #BurtKellogg #KelloggCollection #historicPhotos #OlympicHotSprings #OlympicNationalPark #clallamcountyhistoricalsociety olympic_nps
For 4 days, I left the comfort of companionship, ease of familiarity, and haste of the city. I left tears on the trail, in the tent awake in fear, and in the forest overwhelmed by beauty. Covering 36 miles / 7000’ gain, I can’t say that every minute was glorious. But the mountains provide the lessons we need to learn. #firstsolo #highdivideloop #olympicnationalpark #backpacking #olympichotsprings #choosemountains
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It’s almost hot spring season. Would you hike 10 miles to spend an afternoon soaking in these pools in the middle of the woods?! Clothes are optional 🙃 christopherharris_11
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#hotsprings #hotspringseason #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #herpnw #optoutside #explorewashington
Olympic Hot Springs is a free rock walled natural spring located deep in the lush Olympic National Park in Washington state. Clothing is optional. More information on the website under Washington Hot Springs. #ultimatehotspringsguide #hotspring #hotsprings #olympichotsprings 📷 iambrlynn
✨BLOG POST✨ Last weekend in one of the hottest moments in WA history, we went to hot springs...
Olympic Hot Springs used to be accessible by a 2 mile trail at the end of Olympic Hot Springs Road, but part of the road has been reclaimed by the Elwha River since the dam was removed in 2011.
So now you get to hike a bypass trail and hike/bike the 10 mile road to the top! We saw deer, rabbits, and lots of wildflowers; and also got to marvel at the power of a river to restore itself.
Thank you arborharbor for all these photos since I forgot my phone!
📍S'Klallam lands
#adventurecycling #adventurebybike #shredthepatriarchy #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #hotsprings #pnwonderland #biketravel #biketour #bikecamping #cycletouring #bike
Mountain biked and hiked 20 miles to spend my birthday at these beautiful secluded hot springs... ♉️🌿🤍✨
Headed out to hot springs at the end of a road that had been washed out. In addition, saw an abandoned ranger station still in its prime, and a removed dam site.
#hikewashington #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #elwariver #grasswhistling
Adding to my collection of outhouse drawings...I’m always drawn to the elemental simplicity of these structures and the pure, functional aesthetic.
—
Plus, everyone always needs some quirky bathroom art. Check the link in my bio to browse hundreds of sketches and paintings from my more than three years living and creating art on the road.
—
#outhouse #privy #pittoilet #toilet #naturecalls #natureshead #architecture #woods #trees #wilderness #halfmoon #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #drawing #penandink #sketchbook #sketchbookart #art #inkdrawing #pleinair #drawnthere
It's been a few days since I've posted, and let me tell you, I've been on some adventures!
First of all, I broke my phone and it took over a week to get a new one working. I spent my nights camping just outside of Olympia. WA. Then, I met up with another vanlifer whose path and mine have been criss-crossing more months (a_restless_development ) . Once we settled in at a campsite Friday night, two folks from New Jersey joined us!
Shortly into our "where have you been/where are you going/what's your name?" introductions, we found out Becky (lifepothesis ) and I were in the same high school for three years! And somehow we were camping together on the totally opposite side of the country!
The phrase "small world" doesn't seem to cut it. I know I meet slews of new people when I'm traveling fulltime, but meeting someone I walked in the hallway with for three years is just plain CRAZY.
Better yet, all four of us went on a ridiculous uphill biking trip and hike to some remote natural hot springs in Olympic National Park. Our whole ride and hike back to the vans was in the dark, where we couldn't see when the road fell into cliffside or if bears were lurking just behind us.
We celebrated by spending all day Sunday at and on a beautiful clear alpine lake, one of the deepest in the world with 650' depths!
I'll be floating around Washington for the next week or two, then start following the northern border east. 😀
#solovanlife #solofemaletravel #dodgeramvan #olympichotsprings #olympia #olympicnp #nps #visitwashington #vanlifewashington
Natural hot springs in Olympic national park. My own personal jacuzzi in the forest 😍🙌 #olympichotsprings #olympicnationalpark #washingtonstate #washington #hotsprings #nature #relaxing #paradise #soak #healing #forest #westcoast #hiking #roadtrip #adventure
#OlympicHotSprings,The trail is a 34.1-kilometer moderately traveled out-and-back route that has #hotsprings and is classified as moderate. It is located near Port Angeles, Washington. The trail is best used from May to October and is mostly used for hiking, biking, camping, and backpacking.
The trek is primarily made up of a long abandoned road that has been turned into a wide trail. To encourage plant growth, the old asphalt has been removed and replaced with shredded wood, resulting in a smooth and pleasant route.
photo by perksofbeinga_wildflower
#hiddengem #relaxation #intags #campingfun #hotsprings #getoutside #camping #calming #relax #campinglife
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.#hotsprings #bcbeach #hotspringsbound #bc #hotspring #hotspringing #bchotsprings #discoverbc #bclife #hotspringwater #hotspringsontap #hotspringdays #hotspringresort #bcliving #hotspringpool #hotspringsofbc #bccanada🇨🇦
Olympic hot springs in January Washington state. #hotspring #hotsprings #hotspringswater #thermal #washingtonstate #washington #olympicpeninsula #olympichotsprings #rainforest #rainfall #mountains #mountainbiking #mountainbike #mountainbikes #hiking #hikinglife #hikingadventures #explorer #exploremore
Turns out a little hot spring soak action is just what the soul needed!
.
.
24 miles in 24 hours with maximum aches and minimal tears 😅
.
.
#getoutside #pushyourself #hotsprings #washington #olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings
PNTのラストセクションで、オリンピック国立公園を歩くジェフ。ハイ・ディバイドでは、南にオリンパス山、北にセブンレイクス盆地の素晴らしい景色を見ることができたようです。(写真はトレイル上から見えるオリンパス山)
- ジェフ・キッシュのHIKER LIFE with PNT | # 11 パシフィック・ノースウエスト・トレイルのスルーハイキング (その７)
※詳細は thetrailsmag のリンクからご覧ください。
#jeffkish #pacificnorthwest #pacificnorthwesttrail #pnt #pacificnorthwesttrailassociation #pnta #washington #idaho #montana #OlympicMountains #WhidbeyIsland #OlympicPeninsula #PortTownsend #OlympicHotSprings #HighDivide #OlympicNationalPark #NationalScenicTrail #longdistancehiking #thruhike #thruhiking #thetrailsmag #ロングディスタンスハイキング #ロングトレイル #トレイルズ
Before visiting this gem I wondered if it was safe to take a dip. I learned that hot springs are a rich source of sulfur and can actually be a great way to naturally detox your skin. Did you know that hot springs form when water deep below the Earth’s surface gets heated by rocks and rises to the surface? After 5 hours of e biking/hiking, the 120 degrees felt uh-mazing!!!
Has anyone travelled to a hot spring? Does anyone have any recommendations of other hot springs in the PNW? Let me know in the comments below.
#olympicnationalpark #olympichotsprings #pnw #wanderwashington #nature #forestbathing #fallvibes
[New!] AMBASSADOR'S
ジェフ・キッシュのHIKER LIFE with PNT | #11 パシフィック・ノースウエスト・トレイルのスルーハイキング (その７)
いよいよ、ジェフによるPNTのスルーハイキング・レポート (全７回) も最終回！ 約２カ月、1,930kmの旅も、ついにフィナーレを迎えます。
今回ジェフが歩くのは、PNTの西側のラストセクション。ロッキー山脈やカスケード山脈を抜け、西に進むと、PNTは太平洋にたどり着きます。
それまでの山岳風景から一変して、田園、海、町の景色が広がるようになります。今までと違うPNTの景色を楽しみながら、PNTの旅をかみしめるジェフ。
ジェフの人生を変えたPNTスルーハイキング。そのラストセクションのレポートを、お楽しみください。
※詳細は thetrailsmag のリンクからご覧ください。
#jeffkish #pacificnorthwest #pacificnorthwesttrail #pnt #pacificnorthwesttrailassociation #pnta #washington #idaho #montana #OlympicMountains #WhidbeyIsland #OlympicPeninsula #PortTownsend #OlympicHotSprings #HighDivide #OlympicNationalPark #NationalScenicTrail #longdistancehiking #thruhike #thruhiking #thetrailsmag #ロングディスタンスハイキング #ロングトレイル #トレイルズ
The beautiful blue of the Elwha River! This was taken from an abandoned bridge on the Olympic Hot Springs Road trail. Two dams were removed; one was part of the largest dam removal the world has ever seen, and this is less than a mile below that exact spot. The rushing blue water now happily connects with the ocean again and many species of salmon and trout are able to travel upstream and spawn as they used to.
A song “straight from the source” of hot springs...
The first part came to me soaking in the Olympic Hot springs last November. Forgot about it, until I found myself at another warm springs, this time on the Big Island (with a whole long crazy story of synchronicity involving calling kiragoboom on the wireless coconut - really does work - and then running into her at Pohoiki beach and finding the “Queens Bath”), and I remembered that hot spring song nugget and Kira and I added two other parts to it. Same earth, same heat source, different portals.
Got to visit one of my fav hot springs in Oregon the other day and then shortly thereafter cross paths with Kira, so figured I’d make a video of it!
Straight from the source, delivered to you, via Samara and Kira and the #Acapellaapp and Instagram.
Grateful for the opportunity to visit these sacred earth portals...truly a well spring of warmth, love and song! .
.
#hotsprings #hotspring #earthsongs #straightfromthesource #portals #synchronicity #communitysinging #collaboration #singing #originalsong #circlesongs #songcirclesongs #tourmagic #oregonmagic #olympichotsprings #wirelesscoconut #coconutwireless #harmonies #layeredsong #songsforsinging
Elwha River
#pnw #washington #olympicpeninsula #upperleft #upperleftusa #pacificnorthwest #olympicnationalpark #wanderwashington #hikewashington #washingtonexplored #northwest #olympichotsprings #elwhariver #elwhavalley #experiencetheolympicpeninsula
Do you know this couple? Based on the clothing, this Kellogg Collection photo was taken much later than the collection's average of 1880-1920. This photo was taken at Olympic Hot Springs. If you know the name of either individual or the name of the photographer, please email Discover@nols.org!
Find more local historic photos at nols.org/kellogg-photo.
#northolympiclibrarysystem #BurtKellogg #KelloggCollection #historicPhotos #OlympicHotSprings #OlympicNationalPark #clallamcountyhistoricalsociety olympic_nps
For 4 days, I left the comfort of companionship, ease of familiarity, and haste of the city. I left tears on the trail, in the tent awake in fear, and in the forest overwhelmed by beauty. Covering 36 miles / 7000’ gain, I can’t say that every minute was glorious. But the mountains provide the lessons we need to learn. #firstsolo #highdivideloop #olympicnationalpark #backpacking #olympichotsprings #choosemountains
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