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Lake Sutherland Water Access Area
Lake Sutherland Water Access AreaParks & play

Lake Sutherland is located on the Olympic Peninsula about 17 miles (27 km) west of Port Angeles, Washington. The lake is located just to the east of Lake Crescent. Lake Sutherland drains into Indian Creek, which is a tributary of the Elwha River. Lake Sutherland is named for the Canadian fur trapper John Sutherland who, with John Everett, explored the lake around 1865. Lake Sutherland and Indian C

9 km · ~27 min driveDirections ↗
Lizard Head Peak (1,633 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in Olympic National Park, Washington, United States

9.3 km · ~28 min driveDirections ↗
Dan Kelly Ridge PreserveParks & play9.5 km · ~42 min driveDirections ↗
Madison Falls
Madison FallsWaterfalls

Madison Creek Falls is located within the Olympic National Park near the Elwha River, west of Port Angeles, Washington. The falls is about 50 feet high and has a light flow in a horsetail shape. Another higher falls is located above the first, but is completely inaccessible. The paved trail to the falls is very short (less than 100 meters) and is wheelchair accessible.

10.9 km · ~27 min driveDirections ↗
Boulder Creek / Olympic Hot Springs
Boulder Creek / Olympic Hot SpringsTrails & trailheads11.9 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Happy Lake Ridge TrailheadTrails & trailheads11.9 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Griff Creek TrailheadTrails & trailheads11.9 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Glines Canyon Spillway Overlook
Glines Canyon Spillway OverlookAttractions

Glines Canyon Dam, also known as Upper Elwha Dam, was a 210-foot (64 m) tall concrete arch dam that impounded Lake Mills reservoir on the Elwha River in Clallam County, Washington. As of 2025, it is the tallest dam ever to be intentionally breached. Built in 1927, Glines Canyon Dam was located 13 miles (21 km) upriver from the mouth of the Elwha River at the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and about 8 mil

11.9 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Altair Picnic Area
Altair Picnic AreaAttractions11.9 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Happy Crystal Ridge (1,570 m)Summits & peaks16.7 km · ~32 min driveDirections ↗
Marymere Falls
Marymere FallsWaterfalls

Marymere Falls is located in Olympic National Park near Lake Crescent in Washington, United States. The falls are accessed by a 0.9 mile, well-maintained, dirt trail through an old-growth lowland forest consisting of fir, cedar, hemlock, alder trees and 2 wooden bridges. Falls creek descends from Aurora Ridge and tumbles over Marymere Falls and then flows into Barnes Creek. It has a height of 90.5

17.5 km · ~33 min driveDirections ↗
Crystal Ridge (1,539 m)Summits & peaks53.4 km · ~83 min driveDirections ↗
Sol Duc Falls
Sol Duc FallsWaterfalls

waterfall in the United States

53.4 km · ~83 min driveDirections ↗
Daniel J. Evans WildernessParks & play125.7 km · ~142 min driveDirections ↗

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