Olympic National Forest · Washington

Colonel Bob

4.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 851 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · hiking, horse

Trailhead Colonel Bob Trailhead Drive there

Colonel Bob Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee · season Early Spring to

Provides access to : Colonel Bob Trail #851 which enters Colonel Bob Wilderness .

A small trailhead on the east side of the South Shore Road just northeast of Quinault Lake.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/?cid=STELPRDB5409605">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Colonel Bob Wilderness. <ul><li>View&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5367951">Weed Free Feed Requirement and other good Know Before You Go</a>&nbsp;tips</li></ul>

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Fletcher Canyon Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee · season Year-round to

Provides access to: Fletcher Canyon Trail #857 which enters a deep canyon within Colonel Bob Wilderness .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/?cid=STELPRDB5409605">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Colonel Bob Wilderness. <ul><li>View&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5367951">Know Before You Go</a>&nbsp;tips.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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Pete's Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day

Provides Access to: Pete's Creek Trail #858 which enters Colonel Bob Wilderness and Lower Pete’s Creek Trail #858.1 which accesses the West Fork Humptulips River and West Fork Humptulips River Trail #806 .

Small parking lot at trailhead. A couple of hitching rails available for stock users.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/?cid=STELPRDB5409605">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Colonel Bob Wilderness. &nbsp; <ul><li>Stock are prohibited beyond Moonshine Flats on the Colonel Bob Trail #851.</li><li>View&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5367951">Weed Free Feed Requirement and other good Know Before You Go</a>&nbsp;tips</li></ul>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.