Olympic Discovery Trail and Spruce Rail Trail

The Olympic Discovery Trail is 135 miles long, running along the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula from La Push to Port Townsend. The last time we camped at Fairholme Campground we followed Camp David Jr Road to a parking area for the trail. Camp David Road is narrow and the parking area is small - not good for RVs. This time we parked in a pull out along US 101- much better and large enough for any vehicle.

The trail is accessed by a steep road from the parking lot. There's an accessible parking space at the end of the road to avoid the steep part. From the parking space a short connector trail goes to the actual trail where there's a choice to go to the left on the  Olympic Discovery Trail or right on the Olympic Discovery/ Spruce Rail Trail. 

 The left trail has rolling hills and most wheelchair users will need assistance. We walked/rolled about 1.2 miles before turning around. Open areas allow flowers and berries to grow. 

The right trail goes gently uphill through a second growth forest with an under-story of ferns. We went about a mile on this section before turning around. Discovery Trail  48.07511, -123.95393