Olympic National Park, WA
A faint 1.4-mile route to Eagle Point's open summit
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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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The Lily at the Snow’s Edge“Mountain wildflowers run on a snowmelt clock. Avalanche lilies can flower soon after the snow retreats, using energy stored in an underground bulb to get started. Look for nodding white flowers with yellow at the center.”
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Trail guide
Eagle Point Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back from Obstruction Point Road to Eagle Point's 6,247-foot summit. The mapped path is about 0.7 mile each way and gains roughly 390 feet; allow about 1.5 hours. It reaches open high ground quickly, but the short mileage hides the route-finding: the tread is poorly visible and its maintenance is unconfirmed. Choose it if you're comfortable following a faint line rather than expecting a signed, built trail.
The path leaves the road and climbs the southwest ridge through open subalpine slopes. Its line is hard to pick out in places. There is no confirmed signed Eagle Point trailhead. A separate, steeper scramble starts from a closer roadside pullout and is sometimes described as a 0.6-mile round trip; that is a different approach, not a shortcut to add to this route. If you lose the mapped tread, turn back instead of cutting straight up the slope.
From the 6,247-foot summit, look northwest toward Klahhane Ridge, Mount Angeles and Rocky Peak, then southeast toward Grand Ridge, Elk Mountain and Obstruction Peak. Two survey disks mark the summit area; one points toward the true high point. Late spring and summer bring lupine and other wildflowers. Stay on rocky ground where possible to avoid trampling them. For a photo that shows the setting, keep the rocky crest in frame with the ridges beyond it.
Obstruction Point Road branches off at the Hurricane Ridge parking area and runs 7.8 miles to the mapped start. It's gravel, narrow, winding and steep in places, and isn't suitable for RVs or trailers. Snow and weather generally limit access to mid-June through October 15; check the road status before driving up. Nearby roadside pullouts are small, and the exact parking spot for this route isn't confirmed. Pets aren't allowed on this trail in Olympic National Park.
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
ChallengingBadger Valley Primitive Trail8.6 mi · 6.5 hr · 1.6 mi awayA steep descent into wildflower meadows, followed by a long climb back.
ChallengingGrand Valley via Grand Pass Trail12 mi · 9 hr · 1.6 mi awayThree lakes, an alpine ridge, and a long climb to Grand Pass.
ModerateObstruction Point to Deer Park Trail7.4 mi · 4.5 hr · 1.6 mi awayA high ridge crossing opens views across the Strait and Olympic range.
ChallengingSwitchback Trail3.1 mi · 3 hr · 4.5 mi awayA steep, direct climb to wildflower meadows and Klahhane Ridge.
EasyHigh Ridge Trail0.5 mi · 36 min · 4.7 mi awayA half-mile loop to 360-degree views above Hurricane Ridge.
EasyCirque Rim Trail0.5 mi · 30 min · 4.7 mi awayA half-mile paved ridge walk to a Strait overlook.
ModerateKlahhane Ridge Trail7.6 mi · 5.5 hr · 4.8 mi awayA long ridgeline approach saves its steepest climb for the end.
ChallengingWolf Creek Trail8 mi · 5.5 hr · 5.3 mi awayBailey Range views reward a long descent through alpine flowers.
Sight · 4.2 mi awayMorse Creek OverlookA quick roadside geology stop with an ice-age lake and pillow basalt.
Sight · 4.8 mi awayHurricane RidgeBailey Range views from the road-end meadow.
Sight · 4.8 mi awayCirque Rim OverlookA quick paved walk to broad views across the Strait.
Picnic area · 5.5 mi awayHurricane Hill Picnic Areas A and BA summer picnic stop with mountain views along Hurricane Hill Road.
Sight · 5.9 mi awayWater Journey OverlookA quick mountain view on the way up Hurricane Ridge Road.
Sight · 5.9 mi awayNorth Peninsula OverlookA roadside pause for the Strait and a forested valley.
Campground · 7.2 mi awayDeer Park CampgroundA 5,400-foot camp with mountain views and a steep gravel approach.
Sight · 7.2 mi awayBlue MountainA half-mile loop to broad Strait and Olympic Mountain views.Parkwolf’s Olympic ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
