Marmot Pass via Upper Dungeness River Trail — Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025

Please only go on this hike if you LOVE hornets and horseflies. We were accosted relentlessly the entire way to boulder shelter and back, even to the car. They kept stealing my girlfriend’s salt and attacked my dog’s face. When the hornets and horseflies went to bed the mosquitos would take over the night shift. It took us three and a half hours to get to boulder shelter, which was fast for us, because we had relentless personal trainers swarming us the entire time. Bug spray worked for the mosquitos but the hornets and horseflies were unfazed. We were supposed to camp for three nights and had to leave after one night to avoid a crash out. Boulder camp is gorgeous and likely worth the hike without bugs. Great water access and many open campsites.