I was unable to find a Green Trails map Mt Tebo #199, but the USFS has a decent pdf of the area.
Driving directions were correct but I would say that it is closer to a quarter mile from the four-way junction to the trailhead. We drove farther and ended up at the Lebar Horse Camp. No bathroom there, but more parking if the trailhead is full (and the horse trail intersects with the "regular" trail, so you don't have to walk back on the gravel road to start hiking).
There was one large, downed tree that our party was able to climb over and one limb across the trail that we hiked around but otherwise the trail was easy to navigate. All stream crossings had rocks to hop across if not actual bridges.
We encountered very few bugs (just a handful of bites among our group of 6) and no other critters besides a few garter snakes. The dogs we encountered were well behaved.
The hike is as described - a wonderful walk through old growth with a few peek-a-boo glimpses of the South Fork Skokomish. There is up and down and switchbacks but with all of the flat and many nice places to rest, it certainly didn't seem difficult.
We hiked around 4.5 miles from the Lebar Horse Camp (so your milage may vary slightly from the trailhead) to a wonderful spot to camp by the river.
At around the 2.5 mile mark, we saw a beautiful campsite on the left side of the trail. Here you can walk over the berm and down to the river, where there are more campsites. After this point, we went over two bridges with handrails and then come to a series of switchbacks down. After crossing two more bridges with handrails, we were at around 4.5 miles. At the far end of the 4th bridge, we started bushwacking down along the stream. We could barely see a "trail" but kept making our way towards the water. Once we got out of the brush, we headed right and found many lovely campsites on the sand. There were logs to sit on and trees for shade. We were able to splash around in the river and enjoy the area all to ourselves.
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