Lookout Rock
One of the shortest trails in Olympic National Park.
Plan Around Lookout Rock
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Lookout Rock Details
One of the shortest trails in Olympic National Park, this easy, scenic trail both begins and ends with wide, magnificent vistas. Leaving the overlook at the trailhead, which features the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the city of Victoria, and the Cascade Mountains, the wide, paved trail winds gently through an evergreen forest studded with moss-covered boulders, bearberry, alpine lavender, and low salal before reached its terminus at Lookout Rock. From this round, concrete overlook there are fantastic sweeping views across the forested sides of Morse Creek Valley plunging some 1,000 feet below, the eastern end of Hurricane Ridge, and the towering summits of Round and Burnt Mountains.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.1 miles
Estimated time
5 minutes
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Lookout Rock
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Lookout Rock
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0.9 mi away
Hurricane Ridge Road
Hurricane Ridge Road provides your easiest access to Olympic's high country.
2.0 mi away
Ancient Lake Morse
During the last ice age, a giant ice sheet from Canada descended on the Olympic Range.
2.5 mi away
Deer Park Road
This winding, 18-mile gravel road leads to the Deer Park area of the park.
2.9 mi away
Heart O' the Forest Trail
Heart O'the Forest Trail is 2.3 miles one way and starts at Loop E in Heart O' the Hills campground.
3.2 mi away
Heart O' the Hills
The campground has 105 sites in a old-growth forest setting that's ideal for viewing wildlife.
