A beautiful strenuous hike; If you don’t like heights this isn’t for you. There are goat ropes at the top to help with the final climb.

A long but amazing hike

Nice Mountain View’s and photo ops. There is a small hike called the rain shadow loop but you can get great views at the view points too. This is up an 8 mile dirt mountain road that could be scary/intimidating for some.

If you want a paved road to a mountain or if
You want to hike and adventure there’s lots to do at the ridge

Salt Creek has a beach and has a campground. You can also walk around and find a few bunkers. If the tides are right you can check out tide pools. Beware tide pools are slippery and require good traction and can be a lot of walking.

8/07/25 at 7:23am would be a good tide pool day
8/08/25 at 8:02am is even better
8/09/25 at 8:41am is the best
8/10/25 at 9:18am is good

This Lake is very beautiful! There’s lots of places to pull off the hwy for a dip.. a chilly one as this is glacier water.

Spots to pull off
Barnes Cove
Lake Crescent Lodge
East Beach
Log Cabin Resort
Any accessible area Off of Piedmont or hwy 101