Railroad Bridge Park is a part of the Olympic Discovery Trail so one can hike as far as time allows. The Dungeness River Audubon Center is located in the park and winter hours (November through March) are 10-4 on Tuesday through Friday. Saturday they are open noon to 4 and they are closed Sunday and Monday. There are 500 mounted specimens and many activities for children and adults. This afternoon there was a three hour beginner's birding class being held at the center. The trail is open to walkers, runners and bikers.  This is not a destination hike from Seattle, but it is a worthwhile visit if you are in the area.

From 1915 to 1980 the Milwaukee Road operated the rail line which transported passengers and timber from Port Townsend to Port Angeles. The line ran "by tide table rather than time table". Rail cars traveled by barge to from Seattle to Port Townsend and then transferred to train tracks on land when the ride evenly aligned the rail ties.  

In 1992 volunteers replaced planking creating a biking trail. The Washington State Audubon Society purchased the property and created the Dungeness River Center and Railroad Bridge Park. In February of 2015 high winds and rain caused the bridge's center to collapse. The entire bridge was repaired and repaved. It reopened in March of 2016. 

Railroad Bridge Park is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail so one can hike as far as time allows. The trail is used by hikers, runners, and bikers. The Dungeness River Audubon Center is located here and is open Tuesday through Saturday. There are 500 mounted species and many activities for children and adults. Today we saw spawning salmon below the bridge. There is the smell near the bridge of the remains of salmon who have expended all their energy swimming upstream to spawn. In spite of the light rain, many people were enjoying the area. Fall color is just beginning.

Railroad Bridge Park is part of The Olympic Discovery Trail. The Dungeness River Audubon Center is located here and is open 10-4 Tuesday through Saturday. It has 500 mounted specimens and many activities for kids and adults. The trail is used by runners, walkers, and bikers. One can walk the Olympic Discovery Trail as far as time allows.

Railroad Bridge Park is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail. In 1992 volunteers replaced the railroad ties and planked the deck of the almost 100 year old former railroad bridge. The finished product is now a beautiful 600 foot bridge crossing the Dungeness River providing a bike and pedestrian path as part of the Olympic Discovery Trail.The Dungeness River Audubon Center is located here, but it is closed on Sunday and Monday so we were unable to visit it. At the east end of the bridge there is a ramp access for bicyclists and handicapped people. We spent a pleasant 2 hours exploring the area before returning home.