Sol Duc Falls is one of the most popular water falls within Olympic National Park. It is located at the North side of Olympic National Park, along Sol Duc River. The trail to Sol Duc Falls is a rather short trail from the parking lot. The trail is about 2 miles round trip. Although the trail goes further in into the Olympic National Park forest, most people turn back after getting the Sol Duc Falls.
We got to the Sol Duc Falls trail head very early in the morning at around 8AM and the ranger station was even opened to collect park entrance fee. We had paid for the park entrance fee the day before so we left the receipt on the dash in case the rangers want to check.
As we got to the trail head, there was a warning sign stating that people should carry bear spray in case of bear attack, we figured that we were just going to do a short hike to Sol Duc Falls, so we did not bother. We thought that this warning sign was for people we intend to do over night hike.
As we ventured further in into the forest, we got to a place with a lot of rocks and moss on the rock. There was a woman sitting on the rock playing music with Hanghang. The soft sound coming from Hanghang and the scenery with rocks and moss really gave this feeling of tranquility.
As we approach the waterfall, we came across this hut on the side of the trail. We weren't sure what the hut was for but it had a lot of moss on it. There was no one in the hut. Since it was early morning, everything just seem so peaceful.
Once we got to the waterfall, we took some photos since no one was here. There were trails that allow people to get to the side of the waterfall to get a close look. After a while, we also saw few people attempting to climb down to the river to take better photo of the waterfall.
Overall, we like this trail. It was very quite in the morning and easy to hike on. The only thing we did not like is that we had to drive like 12 miles from ranger station to get here. It was quite a long drive just to get here. Some people do camp here or stay at the Sol Duc Hot Spring Resort so that they could hike whenever they want.
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