Olympic National Forest · Washington

Wynoochee Lake Shore

15 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 878 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, bike

Trailheads Working Forest Interpretive Trailhead Drive there · Wynoochee Lake Shore Trailhead - Coho Campground Drive there · Wynoochee Lakeshore Trailhead - Tacoma Power Dam Drive there

Wynoochee Lake Shore Trailhead - Coho Campground the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee · season Mid-Spring to

Provides access to: Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail #878.

Potable water and flush toilets are available at Coho Campground when the campground is open during the summer season. Parking is available at the walk-in or boat launch parking lots inside the campground.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Wynoochee Lake Shore- Maidenhair Falls Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Meander through a stand of impressive old growth along the northern section of Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail to Maidenhair Falls. When the falls are flowing heavily they resemble a mainden’s hair as they cascade off a boulder below.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Wynoochee Lakeshore Trailhead - Tacoma Power Dam the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to: Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail #878 at the Tacoma Power Dam at Wynoochee Lake.

Do not walk across the dam to reach the trailhead on the east side of the lake. You will need to walk on the road bridge to cross the Wynoochee River to access the east side of the lake.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.