There are so many incredible waterfalls in Washington, but the highlight of the Olympic Peninsula is Marymere Falls just inside the National Park west of Port Angeles. Marymere is great to combine with Storm King Trail or Lake Cresent as parking lot for the falls is on the lake and accessed by the same trail that leads to Storm King. Both of those are great attractions for the park, but due to time we were mainly there for the falls. The trail to the falls is only 1.7 miles round trip with only 298 vertical feet at the end outbound leg as you approach the falls. You hike through a beautiful forest while crossing the creek a couple of times before reaching a sheer cliff in the mountain face where water falls some 100 foot in a white line that splits a green background of moss growing on the cliff face. It is not the tallest or the largest volume, but it is one of the prettiest in its backdrop. You will have two great vantage points to view the falls from different elevations. All in all this is a beautiful stop in Olympic that is very close to Port Angeles.

this was a lovely little hike! just under 2 miles out and back with lush forestry. the end is steep but the stairs and railings are nice. seems good for those wanting a scenic hike. very kid-friendly, no pets allowed.

The King Storm Ranger Station is at the trailhead to the falls, but unfortunately it was closed until the summer. Most of the trail was flat and easy to hike, but as you get closer to the falls there are stairs to hike up. It was a nice hike and I'd definitely recommend it to novice hikers. Reasonable amount of parking and restrooms at the trailhead.

This is a really nice hike. Departs from the Storm King Ranger Station, with a pleasant stroll Through moss forests and old growth trees. Flat. The Waterfalls themselves are nice - not amazing, but not a bad payoff for a short hike close to the Crescent Lodge.

My highlight of this trail for me this trail was the trail itself. Though the falls are very pretty, the forest you walk through is old growth, and just damp enough to be on the edge of calling it temperate rainforest. Mossy trees, lots of ferns, mushrooms, and more on this trail make it really beautiful. The falls themselves can be as challenging as you make them. If you walk the whole loop which includes a lower viewing point and an upper viewing point, the path to the upper point is a little bit strenuous, but not awful. Or you can just enjoy the lower viewpoint. The only difficulty in the trail really is the elevation gain at the upper viewpoint, and the roots sticking up out of the ground, which make it pretty too. Whole trail is 1.5 miles or .8 miles each way.

If Tim Burton ever built a hiking trail, it would be like this one! Gothic black root balls of twisted trees rise up out of blood-red debris on the forest floor - their sinuous branches stretching across the sky, dripping with thick, verdant moss. The nearest mountain is called Storm King - and the Storm King Ranger Station is a lonely little log cabin tucked away to the side - like one you’d see the main characters escaping to in a horror movie. Even the magnificent reward at the end - Marymere Falls - sits hidden away behind these moss covered guardians at the end of a tortured, winding staircase up the hill. All along the way, mist lingers amongst the trees, adding to the ominous ambiance. It’s easy to see how ghost stories are born after wandering along this marvelously sinister and captivating trail. It will forever be one of my absolute favorites! Marymere falls is 90.5 feet tall and the creek that feeds the falls - Falls Creek - flows down into Barnes Creek which is beautiful in and of itself with is milky blue frigid waters. The two lovely wooden bridges on the trail cross each one and have more incredible views. According to AllTrails, the trail is just over 1.5 miles long with an elevation gain of just over 300 feet. However - there are lots of interesting trail offshoots and Lake Crescent is also in the same area so I ended up doing around 3.5 miles with over 400 feet elevation gain. The gains are gradual and the trails are so well maintained that I found them to be quite easy. So much to explore and I barely scratched the surface! The trailhead for Storm King is also along the way and definitely on my hiking bucket list. Not to mention how awesome Lake Crescent is - so I have no doubt I’ll be back. This particular trail is one of the first just inside the entrance to Olympic National Park. So you have to pay to enter the park or use your parks pass. There are lots of clean restrooms, picnic tables with incredible views, and plenty of parking spots.