Campground · Olympic National Park
Rainforest campsites with lakeshore access and a CCC-built shelter.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Olympic Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Olympic National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Lake Quinault Lodge and the Village Museum“You're coming up on Lake Quinault Lodge, a nineteen twenty-six hotel on the lake's south shore. Stop for its old lodge atmosphere and a meal at the Roosevelt Dining Room, which serves Northwest cooking with lake views.”
Plays as you drive up to Falls Creek Campground in the Parkwolf Olympic Tour Guide.
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Guide
Falls Creek is a Forest Service campground on Lake Quinault’s south shore, in Olympic National Forest outside Olympic National Park proper. Its 31 sites include 21 drive-in sites and 10 walk-in tent sites. Some are wooded, others more open, and many have lake views.
Some campers find the drive-in sites close together; the walk-in tent sites are reported as more secluded. If privacy matters, consider the walk-in section. Most sites take one vehicle, trailers and RVs are limited to 16 feet, and there are no utility hookups.
The large covered shore shelter was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Around it, Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir, western hemlock and western red cedar rise above ferns and mosses, giving the campsites a deep rainforest setting.
From U.S. 101, South Shore Road runs about three miles to just beyond the Quinault office. The campground turn is a sharp left. Potable water, flush toilets, picnic tables and a shelter are available; the day-use area has accessible parking, and accessible campsites are listed.
Wildlife
710 sightingsOlympic MarmotMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
30 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
42 sightingsGrey WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
23 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
71 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
306 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Olympic. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyQuinault Loop Trail #8544 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.1 mi awayA boardwalked bog, cascading falls, and Lake Quinault in one loop.
EasyQuinault Big Sitka Spruce Tree Trail0.4 mi · 30 min · 0.8 mi awayA short forest path leads to a towering Sitka spruce.
EasyMaple Glade Rain Forest Trail0.5 mi · 30 min · 2.7 mi awayMoss-draped maples and nurse logs in a gentle half-mile loop.
EasyKestner Homestead Trail1.3 mi · 45 min · 2.7 mi awayAn easy forest loop to an old homestead and orchard.
Ranger station · 0.2 mi awaySouth Shore Quinault Ranger StationA useful stop for maps, trail advice, and wilderness permits.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayLake Quinault MuseumTwo 20-plus-foot cedar canoes anchor this small local museum.
Lodging · 0.2 mi awayLake Quinault LodgeStay or eat at the 1926 lodge on Lake Quinault's south shore.
Campground · 0.5 mi awayGatton Creek CampgroundFive walk-in tent sites beside Lake Quinault.
Campground · 0.8 mi awayWillaby CampgroundRainforest camping, lake access and short walks around Quinault.
Sight · 1 mi awayQuinault Big Sitka Spruce TreeA short walk to a 191-foot spruce with a 59-foot girth.
Picnic area · 1.7 mi awayJuly Creek Picnic AreaA short loop to huge Douglas-firs and Lake Quinault views.
Ranger station · 2.7 mi awayQuinault Rain Forest Ranger StationA useful base for two short rainforest walks by Lake Quinault.Parkwolf’s Olympic ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
