Upper Big Quilcene Trailhead
Provides access to: Upper Big Quilcene Trail #833
General Information
Wilderness regulations apply in Buckhorn Wilderness.
Notice: This trail is within a watershed that provides drinking water to residents of Eastern Jefferson County.
Recreation Passes honored for day use: Digital Pass, Northwest Forest Pass, and Interagency Recreation Passes. Get a pass.
Day Use:
$5 per vehicle per day
$30 per annual
Fee payment options: Scan & Pay or valid Recreation Pass. The Olympic National Forest has gone primarily cashless. Cash is not accepted on site.
*Suggestion: Download the recreation.gov app before your trip to have the ability to scan & pay digitally on-site.
Address: 295142 Highway 101 S. Quilcene, WA 98376
Phone: (360) 765-2200
Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m (Closed on federal holidays)
Office Email: sm.fs.oly_so_admin@usda.gov
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 47.82784
Longitude: -123.04064
Directions
From Quilcene, travel 1 mile south on US Highway 101 to Penny Creek Road. Take a right. Follow Penny Creek Road staying left at the “Y” (mile 1.4) to the Forest Service boundary and paved Forest Service Road 27.
Continue on Forest Service Road 27 another 9.5 miles to the intersection with Forest Service Road 2750. Travel on Forest Service Road 2750 for 4.7 miles to the trailhead.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
