Olympic National Forest · Washington

Slab Camp

2.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 838 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, horse

Trailhead Slab Camp/Deer Ridge Trailhead Drive there

Slab Camp/Deer Ridge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee · season Late Spring to

A three unit rustic camping area is adjacent to the parking area.

Provides access to:

Slab Camp Trail #838 - This forested trail descends 3.1 miles to the canyon floor and Gray Wolf River and 5.8 miles to the park boundary via Upper Gray Wolf Trail #834 . Slab Camp Trail now serves as the main access to Upper Gray Wolf Trail.

Deer Ridge Trail #846 - This trail is 5.2 miles long and travels through conifer forest with views of the Olympic Peaks at higher elevations. The trail enters Olympic National Park at 3.6 miles and ends at Deer Park.

Deer Ridge and Slab Camp Trails access Buckhorn Wilderness and Olympic National Park .

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/olympic/?cid=STELPRDB5409605">Wilderness regulations apply</a> within&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=77834&amp;actid=51">Buckhorn Wilderness</a>.

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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.