The Staircase Rapids Loop Trail is an easy 2.5 mile loop hike hugging the cascading Skokomish River and meandering through magnificent old-growth forests. Halfway up the trail you’ll cross a…

Potlach State Park lies along beautiful Hood Canal, 40 miles from Olympia. This unassuming park has a welcoming campground in a thicket of trees, and its forested creek was recently…