Mt. Walker Viewpoint — Attraction in Poulsbo

We had a 7PM flight out of Sea-Tac, and I woke up that morning and wondered if we could go up to the Olympic peninsula to kill the day. Totally doable! We made a day trip up to Mt Walker and had plenty of time to catch one of the afternoon Kingston to Edmond ferries and circle back down to the airport, even though we needed to wait for an hour in line for the ferry. Spectacular views up on Mt. Walker on this late spring day. Road was no problem with our rental Jeep, but it would not have been a problem in a regular passenger car, yes some potholes but nothing drastic. You can just make out Seattle skyline from the South viewpoint, next time we are out that way, I will take a DSLR, a tripod and a zoom lens for an evening city...

Beautiful views from the top of the mountain if you go up on a clear day, you can see Seattle and Mt. Baker from here! We went up in a sedan and were fine but I wouldn't recommend the drive up to anybody who doesn't have a 4WD, the potholes coming up the road are getting to be a decent size at the moment, and due to how narrow the road can be in some parts it's not easy to dodge. The trip up and back took about 30 minutes each way (an hour total), there's a parking lot and a trail you can take up as an alternative. There's a small building with two single-stall bathrooms (vault style) up at the top, I believe there might be a bathroom building at both viewpoints but I could be wrong since I only visited the Southern end...

Both views are amazing! The South view shows Rainier, Seattle, and Tacoma. The North view shows Baker and the closer mountains. We took the road up and it was a beautiful short drive. The views are a short walk from the road. Both cars and trucks were able to make it up with no problems. Some washed-out spots on the road make for a bumpy ride in spots but doable. The viewing areas have bathrooms. I didn't use them so I can't say how they were. The trails were easy to walk and clean. There were a couple of benches to enjoy the view for a while. For how easy it is to get to the viewpoints, it isn't busy. Which is amazing since we were there during the...