Backpack - Royal Basin

Please note: This trip will initially be open to Backpacking Building Blocks Students. Other club members may register beginning June 1.

We will hike 6 miles to Lower Royal Meadow and make camp. We will then explore Royal Lake. Learn more about this trip on WTA: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/royal-basin

• We will hike as a group at a fairly steady pace, but we will also stop for beauty breaks along the way, enjoying what we have come to see. We aren't going to plod, but we also aren't in a grand hurry. Please review the statistics and the WTA description to determine whether you have the conditioning to complete the route. 
• Bear canisters are required.
• We will split the total cost of the permit ($54) evenly. (Please note that if you cancel close to the date of the trip, you will still be expected to cover your share.)

We will meet at the Upper Dungeness trailhead at 9:30 AM. A Northwest Forest Pass or National Park Pass is required to park.

From Blyn on US 101, check your odometer at the intersection of 101 and Sophus Road on the west side of the Longhouse Deli and gas station, and head towards Sequim on 101. In 1.7 miles take a left onto Louella Road. Take Louella 0.9 miles to its end at the intersection with Palo Alto Road, and turn left on Palo Alto. Follow Palo Alto for 5.8 miles and turn right onto Forest Road 2880. This gravel road winds steeply down for 0.9 miles until you cross the bridge over the Dungeness River and drive past the Dungeness Forks Campground. In another 0.9 miles, you arrive at an intersection. Go straight (not right) on what is now Forest Road 2870. In another 2.5 miles bear right at an intersection to stay on 2870. In another 4.9 miles, take the left fork to stay on 2870. In 1.6 miles, you will again cross the Dungeness River and be at the sizable trailhead parking lot.