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Getting There

Drive 110 miles north of Portland on Interstate 5 to Olympia and take Exit 104 for U.S. Highway 101. After 6 miles, exit to the right, staying on Highway 101, and then drive 50 miles to a junction with paved Duckabush River Road near Milepost 310. Turn left (west), drive 6.1 miles on pavement then good gravel to a junction, bear right, and reach the road-end trailhead after another 0.2 mile.

Hiking It

The gravel-strewn trail begins on a hillside well away from the river as it makes a gentle climb through a forest of Douglas firs and western hemlocks. After gaining 450 feet in 1.2 miles, the trail reaches the relatively unimpressive top of a rocky spur called Little Hump. From here you descend all the way to the river and walk across lush river-level flats filled with old stumps (testament to the logging that once occurred here) and a vigorous second-growth forest of Douglas firs, maples, and countless thousands of ferns. At 2.2 miles is an excellent campsite beside the clear Duckabush River. If you are backpacking with children, this is a good place to spend the night.