Enchanted Valley — Hotel in Port Angeles

AMAZING place! Even if your so-called "friend" abandons you after a silly disagreement, leaving you to decide whether to continue and walk 30 miles in one day, or turn around. Obviously, I continued and met much nicer company along the way. Several campgrounds on the way if you start at Grave's Creek. The clarity this place will give you about life is worth every step. It's pretty busy on the weekends in the summertime so if you'd like more isolation, i'd recommend doing it during the weekdays if possible. In hindsight, i could have easily done the trail from graves creek to the chalet in a day without camping and made it home by...

Simple, it is like a temple for us believers in mother nature ;-) The hike via the East Fork Quinault River Trail is 13.5 miles (one way), up and down sort of trail. Few fallen trees past O'Neil Creek. Overall trail in good shape. You can run into a black bears, deer or elk. Permit and bear canister required if staying overnight. 2 dry toilets...

I have camped here several times. It is a 13.5 mile backpack in but worth the effort. It is the most beautiful place in which I have every camped (and I am finicky about my camping spots and camp a lot). Please take extra care to preserve this area, leave no trace and clean up after others if you must. Truly a...