Little Quilcene River — Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025

Sweet foggy day for a quick trip up to Mount Townsend. No views today, but the quiet mountain was glorious nonetheless.
We had a leisurely start, arriving at the trailhead at 10:30am. Google maps took us there smoothly; Apple maps did not, but luckily we switched to Google. The roads back there fork several times and the numbers didn't perfectly match the WTA description. Lots of potholes but nothing too serious. Look uphill from the small parking area to see the trail and trail sign. We ran into some guys in the parking lot who got confused and couldn't find the trail. There were seven cars when we arrived, and room for several more. By the time we returned in the midafternoon all the other cars were gone.
This is a really beautiful trail through gorgeous mossy forest with lots of wildflowers still blooming. We had the Townsend summit to ourselves, but alas the mountain stayed socked-in.