Hike Length: 1.8 miles
Estimated Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Olympic National Park
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: No dogs
Features: Waterfalls (1)
Crowds: High
Warnings: The rocks around waterfalls are very slippery.
Trailhead GPS: 48.05764,-123.78990
Waterfall GPS: 48.05034,-123.78857
Directions:
From Port Angeles, head west on US-101 for about 18 miles and turn right for Storm King Ranger Station. Make the first right and park at the trailhead for Marymere Falls.
Map:
Hike Description:
Pick up the Marymere Falls Trail that leads through a tunnel under the highway.
At 0.5 miles, stay straight where left is Storm King Trail. At 0.7 miles, Barnes Creek Trail goes straight. Turn left and cross Barnes Creek and then Falls Creek on foobridges.
After this point, the trail gets steeper and reaches a loop. Go left to lead to the first overlook looking straight on at the waterfall.
The trail continues up to an upper overlook looking downwards at the falls. The loop meets back up after the second overlook.
Blog Entries:
26-Sep-2022: Mount Storm King
External Links:
National Park Service website: https://www.nps.gov/places/000/marymere-falls-trailhead.htm
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