LAKE CRESCENT LODGE
90-minute soaking slots here. Hotel guests have free access. From Sol Duc it is just about 30
minutes to the stunning Lake Crescent Lodge, your home for the night. Built in 1915, the historic lodge is a perfect base camp for exploring the park. The place boasts turn-of-last-
century charm and is set right on the shores of pristine Lake Crescent. The lodge sits amid giant fi r and hemlock trees, and there are lots of great hiking trails around the lake’s shore.
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LAKE CRESCENT LODGE TO LAKE QUINAULT LODGE
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After breakfast, drive about 40 minutes to the town of Forks. There’s no need to stop in the town itself, however, unless you are a fan of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. If this is your genre, then the
small town is where the books and subsequent movies were set. There is a Twilight museum and the annual Forever Twilight in Forks Festival for avid fans. Otherwise, just past Forks is the
entrance to the Hoh Rainforest. You’ll want to stop here and take a walk along the Spruce Nature Trail, a 1.2- mile loop through both old and new growth forest alongside Taft Creek and the Hoh River. The Hall of Mosses Trail is an
weekends there is live music. It’s not far from the cidery to your
stop for the night in Port Townsend. A charming village by the sea with artistic soul, it’s a fun place to wander around. You’ll want to spend the night
at the Chevy Chase Beach Cabins, which have spectacular views of Discovery Bay.
PORT TOWNSEND TO LAKE CRESCENT LODGE
On your second day, you’ll enter Olympic National Park, which is your destination for the night. It’s under a
two-hour drive to the park’s western entrance. One of the top 10 most-visited
national parks in the U.S., it covers almost a million acres in the Olympic Peninsula. First up is the Sol Duc Valley in the
park’s northwest region. Here you’ll discover old growth forest, subalpine lakes, and the Sol Duc River. Also here is Sol Duc Hot Springs
Resort, where you can also book cabins and enjoy three natural mineral hot spring soaking pools with temperatures between 99 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. You can book
iconic loop that’s less than a mile and very fl at. It takes you past a fantastic moss-draped maple tree grove. From the Hoh it is a 45-minute
drive to Ruby Beach. One of the most photographic beaches on the West Coast, it is famous for its towering sea stacks (huge rocks rising from the ocean fl oor that get smaller or larger based on tides) as well as giant surf- tossed logs and bald eagles. From Ruby Beach it is just
under an hour’s drive to your destination, Lake Quinault Lodge. We recommend booking two nights minimum here to really explore the park and soak up the ambiance at this grand, yesteryear hotel. On the shores of Lake Quinault,
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