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Brinnon and the Olympic Mountains beyondPhoto: Mccunicano · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Brinnon

Few parks or trails are on the map in Brinnon

The biggest trail networks: Dosewallips State Park (3.6 mi). 20% of Brinnon’s land is conserved, about 1,238 acres. 480 acres are parks and preserves, 634 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
20%
1,238 acres · of 9.6 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
480 ac
634 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
4 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Dosewallips State Park, with 3.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Dosewallips State Park

Managed by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
423 acres3.6 mi of trail
Steam Donkey Loop TrailMaple Valley TrailIzzett GradeRhody Cutoff Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗

Duckabush Wildlife Area

Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Triton Cove State Park

Managed by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands Preserve

Managed by Jefferson Land Trust
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Dosewallips State Park423 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Directions
Duckabush Wildlife Area44 acres · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Triton Cove State Park29 acres · Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Directions
Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands Preserve5 acres · Jefferson Land Trust
Pleasant Harbor State Park1 acres
Who protects it

1,238 conserved acres

20% of Brinnon’s land. Who manages Brinnon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Joint559 ac
State parks456 ac
U.S. Forest Service159 ac
State fish & wildlife90 ac
County10 ac
Unknown Easement · 559 acState Park · 419 acNational Forest · 159 acState Conservation Area · 90 acState Recreation Area · 36 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 559 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dosewallips
State Park
State parks387Open
Olympic National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service159Open
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife47Restricted
Duckabush
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife43Open
Dosewallips 4
State Recreation Area
State parks36Open
Triton Cove
State Park
State parks29Open
Loth207
Local Other or Unknown
County5Unknown
Dosewallips State Park Campground
Local Park
County3Open
Coone
Local Conservation Area
County2Open
Right Smart Cove
State Park
State parks1Open

1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

8 places to go in Brinnon

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Brinnon
Cascadia Marine Trail Campsite - Triton CoveFee · In Triton Cove State Park
Directions
Seal Rock Campground
Directions
Trails & water

6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.8 mi
Steam Donkey Loop Trail1.4 mi
Maple Valley Trail0.8 mi
Izzett Grade0.5 mi
Rhody Cutoff Trail0.5 mi
Steam Donkey Trail0.3 mi
Railroad Grade0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Fulton LakelakeDosewallips River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Duckabush River BridgeStructure · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Brinnon: May to September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)454953596671777771605044
Rain (in)9.56.26.34.12.51.80.81.01.65.39.210.2

July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 10.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Brinnon →

Questions about parks and trails in Brinnon

Where can I hike in Brinnon?

The longest trail networks: Dosewallips State Park, 3.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Brinnon’s trails?

Dosewallips State Park and Duckabush Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Brinnon?

101,399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brinnon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 692 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brinnon neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →