Olympic National Park · Washington

STAIRCASE RAPIDS NATURE TRAIL

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 774 ft–915 ft · native surface · trail class Highly Developed · hiking, horse

Trailheads Staircase Ranger Station 849 ft Drive there · Staircase Rapids Nature Trail 776 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the same trailheads

NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER TRAIL · 12 mi · from Staircase Ranger Station
WAGONWHEEL LAKE TRAIL · 2.6 mi · from Staircase Ranger Station
STAIRCASE HYDRO NATURE TRAIL · from Staircase Rapids Nature Trail

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.