Plan your visit!

Olympic Railway Inn (Sequim)

https://www.pikehg.com/olympicrailwayinn

Experience fabulous and unique Sequim lodging at Olympic Railway Inn where you stay not just in a room, but your own private caboose! Located only 3 minutes away from Sequim's downtown shops and restaurants, it sits around an active duck pond habitat that offers a countryside feel and plenty of outdoor space to picnic, relax and soak in the sun. Be part of history and see for yourself what it was like to live in an actual railroad caboose.

24 Old Coyote Way, Sequim, WA 98382    (206) 880-1917

Railroad Bridge Park (Sequim)

https://dungenessrivercenter.org/explore/the-park/railroad-bridge-park/

This beautiful park offers not only a beautiful place to bird-watch and enjoy the Dungeness River's beauty, but it also includes an original wooden Howe Truss bridge from the Milwaukee Road line that used to pass through town.  A beautiful visitor's center offers nature displays, a bookstore / gift shop, and restrooms.  Free to visit!

1943 W Hendrickson Rd, Sequim, WA    (360)681-4076

Olympic Discovery Trail (All Areas)

https://olympicdiscoverytrail.org/

This 135 mile route across the north Olympic Peninsula is largely built along old railroad rights-of-way - the sections from Port Townsend to Port Angeles largely follow the Milwaukee Road right away; from Port Angeles to the west, the trail follows the Spruce Railroad bed.  The route crosses a number of preserved trestles, etc.  Great for hiking, biking, and more!

There are numerous access points all along the route.  

Pacific Rim Hobby (Port Angeles)

This fantastic hobby shop occupies the former Port Angeles train station and freight terminal for the Milwaukee Road railroad and its successor the Seattle and North Coast Railroad.   Apart from this being a great hobby shop, the owner, Greg, is a railfan and the building is a historic landmark that is worth a stop!

138 W Railroad Ave, Port Angeles, WA 98362      (360) 457-0794

"Rayonier #4" (Port Angeles)

(You know what a great stop this will be! 😁)  This 1924 Willamette Iron and Steel geared locomotive hauled logs through the steep foothills of western Clallam County until 1960, when Rayonier donated her to the City of Port Angeles for use as a monument to the local "logging heritage".  It has been newly restored to the 1960 condition and a new park is being developed around her to tell the story of how the timber industry helped build Clallam County.

1221 S Chase St, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Spruce Railroad Trail (Lake Crescent, west of Port Angeles)

During World War One, the federal government built a railroad west from Port Angeles toward Forks in order to access stands of Spruce timber needed for airplane manufacturing.  Along Lake Crescent, it was necessary to tunnel through some steep rocky sections.  The railbed is now an easy scenic hiking trail of some four miles each way; the train tunnels have been restored and are part of the trail.  The trail is mostly paved and is suitable for walkers and wheelchairs.  One tunnel is only a short walk west of the parking lot at the eastern trailhead.  If you are able to cross a bit rougher ground, I recommend taking the side-trail (beside the first tunnel) and visit Devil's Punchbowl -- take the dirt path on the water side of the tunnel.  It's not a paved path, so it's not for everyone -- but it is a beautiful spot.  My family climbed up the cliff at the end of the bridge to dive into the lake (get there and you'll see what I mean).  

Note that this is a very popular local destination in the summers; early mornings and the "off" season are also great times to visit, especially if you're looking for some peace and solitude.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_Railroad_Trail

Located on Boundary Creek Rd, Port Angeles, WA 

Tilicum Park (Forks)

Tillicum Park is a community park on the north end of Forks.  It includes a restored Shay Locomotive acquired by the City of Forks in 1959.  The lokey is Rayonier #10, a three-truck shay of the Pacific Coast class -- which ran alongside the #4 in the 1950s! 

She ran the rails near Forks from WW2 through 1959 -- first with Ozette Timber and their lines near Lake Ozette, and then with Rayonier Inc (after they bought Ozette in 1954), running mostly from Hoko Camp to Rayonier's port at Sekiu.  The City built a shelter over her and repainted her in 2001.

When Lima's patents on the original Shay technology expired, Willamette Iron and Steel of Oregon built a new geared locomotive improving on Lima's technology in several ways.  Lima shortly announced the Pacific Coast Class locomotive as their answer to the Willamette, and this Shay is one of that new Pacific Coast class.

Corner of Tillicum Lane and Highway 101,  Forks, WA 98331

Forks Timber Museum (Forks)

The Forks Timber Museum, located on the south side of Forks, holds a great collection of timber industry memorabilia from the industry that helped build western Clallam County. -- lumber and shingle mills used to dot the landscape around Forks. The museum is very well done, and very worth a visit.  You'll come away with a good background on the industry that built so many miles of logging railroads.  Look for railroad photos among the many artifacts on display.

1421 S Forks Ave, Forks, WA 98331  (360)374-9663

Olson's Resort (Sekiu)

This outstanding fishing resort sits on the north end of the town of Sekiu, once the northern terminus of Rayonier's logging raiload.  Great fishing charters are available here; if you're not into fishing, you simply can't beat the view.