Lena Lake
Olympic Peninsula
As of August 2nd, 2026, the Lena Lake trail is clear and in good condition. The parking lot can be crowded, especially on weekends, so an early start is recommended. Recent reports indicate no significant obstacles on the main trail to Lena Lake. However, on July 28th, a 4-foot wide downed tree was noted on the Upper Lena trail, requiring hikers to climb over it. Road access is paved with minor potholes near the trailhead as of July 16th. Campsites at Lena Lake were available in the afternoon on August 2nd.
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Trail is in good shape. Parking lot was crowded. When we reached the lake around 2 PM there were plenty of campsites available. Lots of backpackers coming down but some probably from upper trail.
Many thanks to hikers reporting obstacles on the trail. Mount Rose Trail Crew took out the tree on Lena today. All clear again.
Hiked busy Lena Lake midweek. Parking was about 75% full at 10am. Fun to hike in the mist, which cleared by early afternoon.There is a 4-foot wide tree down in the first half mile of the Upper Lena tr...
I joined a WTA work party to help log out the Lena Lake trail on the far side of the stream crossing and the first two miles of the Bothers Trail. The road is paved all the way to Rt. 101 so very few...
Lovely forest hike to a mountain lake. Great choice for families or new backpackers. We set out Sunday from Tacoma around 8am, made it the trailhead in 2 hours. The parking area is large enough for ma...
This was our first backpacking trip on the OP. So beautiful! Took us 3 hours to reach our campsite at Lower Lena Lake (we’re older), about 5 miles. Trail is enchanting, with rhododendrons blooming, ti...
40+ cars in the parking area at 9:50 a.m. on this longest day of our orbit, Sunday, June 21, 2026. Skokomish ancestral lands.The full lot did not foreshadow a bustling trail—perhaps overnighters at th...
We started at 10:30 am and found the parking spaces full, but roadside parking was easy and still very close to the trailhead. I didn’t notice a toilet, though I may have simply missed it — funny how ...
Thank you Wildflower for sharing a report of a downed tree on the trail. Mount Rose Trail Crew was able to remove it this morning. Also, thanks to WTA members for their work repairing the trail. Well ...
One tree down near the fork, easy to get around.
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