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Olympic National Park

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -- $2100 ★



Description

Beautiful Olympic National Park encompasses the last wild coastal beach remaining in the Continental USA. It is a place where sea lions and giant starfish abound and collosal driftwood comes ashore amidst a backdrop of ubiquitous Dali-like sea stacks.


Our journey will begin in the Northwestern portion of the park at Ozette Trailhead We’ll leave civilization behind as we head Southbound along the coast until we get to Mora. The perpetually rolling Pacific waves will be our constant companion to the West.


Apart from the coast, we'll also hike through a small tract of old growth rain forest and at the end of the trip, we'll cap it all off with a soothing soak in Sol Duc hot springs. Why not experience the timeless wonder of the Olympic Coast during the fleeting, relatively dry summer season?



Topographical Map of Proposed Route

See CalTopo map


Weather

Weather is always an important concern when hiking. Expect daytime hiking temperatures in the 60s and maybe 70s and nighttime temperatures in the 50s. However, be prepared for the possibility of overnight temperatures as low as the 30s and daytime temperatures reaching 80.


Olympic NP weather



Probable Trip Leaders

Steve Silberberg
Rick Romine
Any Other Guide(s) TBD

Difficulty


While the coast features flat hiking terrain, it can be challenging whether walking in sand (two steps forward, one step back) or on slippery tidal rocks. And this being the Pacific Northwest we may get rain or fog at any time.



Cost

$2100 per person pre-trip single occupancy, post trip double occupancy. Here, double occupancy means that you will share a hotel room with another trip participant. You will also be responsible for transportation to and from Sea-Tac Airport (SEA) as well as personal equipment, restaurant meals (typically 2 dinners) and any gratuities for guides.


Covered expenses include 2 hotel nights, storage fees, 6 days of trail meals, airport transfers, ground transportation to/from/within the National Park, park permits, park entrance fees and awesome guides.


Tipping: In order to keep our prices competitive with (and hopefully favorable to) other outfitters, we shamefully can’t pay our guides as much as we think they deserve. Like most other guiding services, we rely on the generosity of our participants to make up this shortfall by tipping the guides. Gratuity can comprise a significant and important part of a guide’s compensation. The industry recommended gratuity amount is 10-20% of the trip cost. Gratuities are always optional and based on level of satisfaction but generally account for 30-60% of a their income through gratuities. Fitpacking supports tipping to the greatest extent possible while remaining tactful and professional. Guides are not permitted to solicit tips in any way other than doing an exceptional job supporting and providing exceptional customer service to our participants. If your guides have served you well, please support them with gratuities so they can continue living their extravagant lifestyles of eating powdered meals, sleeping in the dirt and pooping in smelly outhouses and small holes they've dug.



Notes

Evacuation from the Olympic Coast can be long and time consuming.


Parts of our route are impassable a high tide so we will may set out from camp either ridiculously early or ridiculously late in order to avoid getting caught be the high tides. Or we may just have a long lunch and wait out the tide.


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Itinerary


Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Fly into Seattle (SEA). The best arrival time is before 2PM, but if you can save a significant amount of money by arriving a little later, let us know so we can work out logistics.

Take free airport shuttle to local hotel

We will assemble at: TBD, To Be Determined

Mini-equipment check (verbal). Pre-Trip, you will have a virtual online shakedown to go through your pack and examine everything you brought to make sure you're outfitted sufficiently.

Make Your Own Trail mix from a wide variety of ingredients we provide

All the items that you won't bring on the trail will be set aside and put in storage.

Review trip orientation

Shuttle to Olympic National Park and pick up backcountry permits at the Ranger Station if necessary.

At around 3PM, shuttle to campsite: TBD, To Be Determined Site(s) TBD

Shuttling will take about 3 hours

Guides prepare dinner in camp. On some trips with longer shuttle times, we may opt to go out for an opening dinner at a local restaurant. (Cost of restaurant dinner not included in trip price)

Camp at TBD, To Be Determined Site(s) TBD


Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Begin hiking at Ozette, elevation 40'

Hike 4.3 miles on the Cape Alava Trail and Hooses Prairie Primitive Trail to Cape Alava, elevation Sea Level

Set up camp at Cape Alava

Day-Hike to Shi Shi Beach, perhaps as far North as the Ozette River

Camp at Cape Alava, elevation Sea Level

Miles today: 4.3. Total miles: 4.3

Possible bailout: Ozette


Thursday, July 10, 2025

Hike 3.0 miles to Sand Point, elevation Sea Level

Set up camp at Sand Point

Day-Hike 5.7 round-trip miles to Lake Ozette, elevation up to 150' along the way

Camp at Sand Point, elevation Sea Level

Miles today: 8.7. Total miles: 13.0

Possible bailout: Ozette


Friday, July 11, 2025

Hike 7.8 miles to Cedar Creek, elevation Sea Level

Camp at Cedar Creek, elevation Sea Level

Miles today: 7.8. Total miles: 20.8

Possible bailout: No ideal options. Ozette is possible


Saturday, July 12, 2025

Hike 6.2 miles to the Chilean Memorial, elevation Sea Level

Camp near the Chilean Memorial, elevation Sea Level

Miles today: 6.2. Total miles: 27.0

Possible bailout: No ideal options. Mora is 1 day away


Sunday, July 13, 2025

Hike 3.7 miles to Mora, elevation Sea Level

There may be a car shuttle requiring us to wait around for a few hours

Drive to Sol-Duc

Set up camp at Sol-Duc Frontcountry campground, elevation 1675'

Go for a soak in Sol-Duc Hot Springs (1.5 hour session included in trip cost)

Camp at Sol-Duc Frontcountry campground, site(s) TBD, elevation 1675'

Miles today: 3.7. Total miles: 30.7

Possible bailout: Sol-Duc


Monday, July 14, 2025

Pack up camp

Day-Hike 4.8 round-trip miles on the Sol-Duc Falls Nature Trail to Sol-Duc Falls, elevation 2100'

End of hiking

Miles today: 4.8. Total miles: 35.5

Possible bailout: Sol-Duc

Shuttle back to Seattle and check into local hotel

Shuttle back to local hotel: TBD, To Be Determined

Gather your off-trail items from storage

Dinner and awards ceremony at a local restaurant (Dinner cost not included in trip price)

Stay in our local hotel (included in trip cost)

This is the official end of the trip. You are welcome to spend the night at the hotel, however if you drove and would like to get on the road or if you flew and would like to schedule a late flight (or a red-eye if this is a West Coast trip) you can definitely do so.


Tuesday, July 15, 2025

There will either be a free airport shuttle, we may drop you at the airport or we may order a shared cab/Uber to get you there.


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