Duckabush River
Olympic Peninsula
The Duckabush River trail is snow-free through at least mile 3.5 as of March 17, 2026. Numerous downed trees are present, requiring scrambling over or ducking under; a trail crew is needed for significant maintenance. The road to the trailhead is passable but features numerous deep potholes, slowing travel. Parking was reported as full by 11:30 AM on March 22, and the toilet at the trailhead was locked in late February. The river is currently raging.
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Conditions at a Glance
Trail
Minor obstacles posing few problems
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Snow
Snow free
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Road
Road suitable for all vehicles
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Bugs
Bugs were not too bad
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Sources
Today wound up being nicer than advertised along the Duckabush River: intermittent clouds and a brief misting gave way to bluer skies and temps in the upper 40s. Not a single snowflake in sight.My tra...
Hiked from trailhead to viewpoint at 3.7 miles. Some large trees across trail - passable over or under. Someone has been doing some chainsaw work on smaller trees but a trail crew is needed to really ...
I cannot recall a time in recent history where I have encountered as much broken glass as I did today. The parking lot was completely covered in it; there was no escaping shards, regardless of where y...
The road is passable with care, plenty of potholes. Toilet is locked.Friday morning at 9:30 I was the only car in the parking lot.A lovely, well maintained trail. As previously reported there are seve...
What a beautiful day for a hike. We were scouting the trail for future WTA work parties - and there is A LOT fo work to do! There are at least 20 downed trees across the trail - most are easily steppe...
After a wet dog walk Saturday night and a poor forecast for Sunday, I resigned myself to skipping a Sunday hike and hitting the elliptical instead. Then I awoke to blue skies on the Peninsula, so I gr...
I've hiked Duckabush in every season and all kinds of weather and I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of having it all to myself before today, but I'll take it. Gorgeous, sunny morning giving way...
There are multiple trees across the trail starting about 1/4 mile before the Big Hump. I was able to get under or over them until about 100 yards before the Big Hump where several downed trees crissc...
Gravel road with lots of passable potholes past Ranger Hole. Trail is clear till past Little Hump then multiple downed trees you have to climb or maneuver around, over or under. But still a beautiful ...
I believe the Duckabush is currently closed (at least from the park boundary westward), but on Monday, the Bear Gulch fire was mostly subdued. Our group of four, plus the dog, had sunny, mild, smoke-f...
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