Trail 868 was great.  The paths were clear.  There was one tree down on the path but passable.  

Mount Rose Trail Crew has been working on the trail. Recently added a new bench, fixed stairs and railings, removed a tree blocking a trail to the water, and currently improving the trail at the end of the loop. Thanks for your patience as we work Monday and Thursday mornings.

This was a pretty easy hike. It's moderately steep in some areas, but nothing too extreme. There is a bench to rest partway through the trail. Make sure you hit the side quests that take you down to the water.

If you need to stretch your legs while driving N along US-101 out of Olympia, this is worth about an hour and a half or so your time on your way to your Shangri-La further north.  The entrance to the campground on the left side of the highway, and the trailheads are at the far end of the campground.  There is a small PL at the trailheads, and a larger one near the entrance if needed.  There is a short, level, loop trail with great views of the waterfalls, and then there’s the steep-ish trail down to the Big Quilcene River.  The plant life here is so incredibly green!  I got my first ever picture of Wild Ginger IN BLOOM!

Whether you drive or hike, these two pair well together being practically next to each other and get you a bit of everything. Snowy peaks, volcanoes, peaceful forest, ocean, waterfall, moss, white water, and blue pools! We could see Rainier, Adams, and Saint Helens from the south viewpoint, and Baker and some snowy Olympic peaks from the north. At Walker we took the trail up and road back for one big loop. 

Drive/Parking: Excellent! We arrived around 9 and there was lots of parking, when we got down around 12:30 it was fairly full. There is no toilet. Parking for the falls is just by the gate (campground is closed) on the side of the road and it was busy at 12:30 but had room. 

Walker Trail: Steady steep series of switchbacks but great tread. You get a hint of a view every now and then, but mostly just a grind uphill until suddenly you are there! The first viewpoint is the north one where you see Baker and some of the Olympics (nice close frosty peaks), then you can walk the road a little for the south viewpoint for the view of the Sound and Rainier+. Both have room to sit for a great lunch/dinner/sunset spot. 

Going down the road there was a spot noted as a viewpoint, but the trees have grown up far too much for any good views now. There were some other viewpoints farther down though so the road is still more scenic than the forest trail and a bit longer/more gradual grade. The road was gravel but seemed to be in good shape so any vehicle should be fine. We did see a truck down at least 50 ft at one point. 

Fallsview Canyon Trail: Starts out with a short jaunt through the parking lot because the campground isn't open. This is a flat paved/gravel walk to a lookout. There are some unofficial sketchy lookouts that I don't recommend. The canyon trail is easy to miss, it starts on one end of a fence and goes down a bunch of stairs to the water. You don't see the waterfall down here but there is lots of turquoise water and a couple calm swimming holes between the foamy white water. Much of the trail down the canyon is narrow with some drop offs. The trail has a few short steep spots that might be difficult in wet weather but were fine today. It splits and makes a small loop at the end with more views into the water on the lower side. 

Walker Stats: ~7.3 miles, 2000 ft gain/loss, 3 hours moving, 3.5 hours total. We are fast/moderate speed hikers who hike weekly. 

Fallsview Canyon Stats: ~2.1 miles, 330 ft gain/loss, 1 hour total. We are fast/moderate speed hikers who hike weekly.