Enchanted Valley Trail Guide

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The Enchanted Valley Chalet hike starts from the Graves Creek Trailhead, one of the most remote trailheads that you’ll find in the lower-48. There are no roads through the interior of the Olympic Peninsula.

Your best chance of spotting elk is early mornings.

Most animals will probably see you before you see them.

Campsites along the way are marked with signs like this so that you know you’re in the right place.

Some tent sites have fire rings where you can start a fire. You’re allowed to take dead wood but not cut any fresh wood.

Here’s a map of the campsites along the way. If you have two full days, it’s not tough to hike to Enchanted Valley, overnight, and then hike back the next day. If you arrive later in the day or want to stretch it out, you can’t really go wrong with any of

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Some tent sites have fire rings where you can start a fire. You’re allowed to take dead wood but not cut any fresh wood.

Here’s a map of the campsites along the way. If you have two full days, it’s not tough to hike to Enchanted Valley, overnight, and then hike back the next day. If you arrive later in the day or want to stretch it out, you can’t really go wrong with any of

The blue boxes indicate campsite availability, the gray boxes mean it’s sold out.

Unless you’re doing this as a day hike (long but doable), you’ll need a permit before you get here. You’ll get an email a few days before your hike with the permit, just print it or save a digital copy offline in your Notes app. No need to show it on your

The chalet might look magical in the snow, but winter is not the time for first-timers. In fact the road to the trailhead might not even be open.

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