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Dosewallips State Park - Steam Donkey Trail — Monday, Jul. 21, 2025

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Camping At Dosewallips we decided to revisit the Steam Donkey Loop trail. It’s 3.5 miles easy and takes only a couple hours. 
The trail gently winds up hill for the first half of the trail then gently down for the second half. Lots of large maples and cedars to take in along the way.

Today we found ripe and tasty huckleberries as well as native blackberries to eat. Interestingly we heard a lot of birds, more so than most other hikes. They included raven, flicker, pileated woodpecker, owl, terns and others  The trail is markedly empty of other hikers especially since it’s so close the campground.  

Large cedar
Good signage about a lightning strike
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