Happy Lake Ridge Trailhead, Olympic Nat’l Park a well-made pullout, hidden in glare of famous neighbor

Pullout trailhead for Happy Lake Ridge Trail

Pullout trailhead for Happy Lake Ridge Trail

Happy Lake Ridge Trailhead is a roomy pullout along the upper Olympic Hot Springs Road.  It’s a shy mile beyond the Observation Point lookout, and a couple miles before the end of the road at Boulder Creek Trailhead.  It is at 1,700′, up the northern side of Boulder Creek canyon some 650′. Traffic is usually light; the main useage being folks using the trailhead at the end.  A good spot to stop and look around, without being committed to the almost 3,000′ climb of Happy Lake Ridge Trail. … cont’d >