Day 36 · Planned
Brinnon
Jefferson County, Washington
Brinnon and the Dosewallips estuary
This day on the route
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- Planned walking
- 12.6 miles
Day 36: 12.6 planned walking miles from Quilcene to Brinnon. Park and shoreline access remain subject to current public notices.
Route overview, not turn-by-turn directions.
The planned 12.6-mile stage reaches Brinnon on Hood Canal. The Dosewallips brings sediment from the Olympics into a braided estuary at the water’s edge.
At the mouth of the Dosewallips, sediment carried down from the Olympic Mountains spreads into the flatter ground beside Hood Canal. State Parks describes the river dividing among channels as sand, silt and gravel accumulate. The resulting estuary provides habitat for shellfish and other aquatic life.
The park’s history follows the effort to secure public access to these tidelands. The public shoreline here has a civic history as well as a natural one. The effort to protect access returns later in the chapter at Potlatch, farther along Hood Canal.
Hood Canal itself is a fjord, despite its name. USGS describes its long, narrow form and has studied the way water circulates and oxygen changes within it. The route follows the western side through Brinnon, Triton Cove and Lilliwaup before reaching the Great Bend near Potlatch.
Day 36 carries 12.6 planned walking miles from Quilcene. Triton Cove and Lilliwaup follow as the route continues along the canal’s western side.
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Sources
Local history and background reading for this stop.
- Dosewallips State Park history — checked Sep 5, 2026
- Potlatch State Park history — checked Sep 5, 2026
- Hood Canal — checked Sep 5, 2026
