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Day Trips from Port Ludlow

 Olympic National Forest, Victoria on Vancouver Island, Deception Pass Bridge and the San Juan Islands are only some of the interesting and scenic treats that are within a day's trip from Port Ludlow.

The Olympic National Forest has over 200 miles of trails and some can be enjoyed year-round right outside Quilcene, located on Highway 101 along wthe shores of Hood Canal just a half-hour from Port Ludlow.  Hiking trails, short, medium and long, await you.  Quilcene is famous for its oysters shipped to fine restaurants around the country.  Visitors can purchase oysters at the grocery stores in town.  Drive or hike to Mount walker, 2804' above sea level (5 miles outside Quilcene) the only peak facing Pugest Sound that has a road to is summit and spectacular North and South viewpoints.

Port Hadlock, a few miles north of Port Ludlow, is a business and commercial aera with a wide variety of stores and professional services.  It is the access to Indian Island and Marrowstone Island, home to Fort Flagler State Park.  Dungeness Spit, a National Wildlife Refuge for crabs, clams oysters, shellfish and birds is about a half hour to the north.  At the Olympic Game Farm, not far from the spit, you can see itgers, rhinos, bears, buffalo, elk and other animals in a preserved environment.  Port Angeles, the largest city on the North Olympic Peninsula, one hour north of Port Ludlow, is a busy harbor with ferries going to and from Victoria and entrance to Hurricane Ridge, glacier-covered peaks, subalpine tundra and steep river valleys of the Olympic Mountains.

Historic Port Gamble, site of a Victorian-era lumber mill, museum and general store is a 15 minute drive from Port Ludlow.  Farther south is the Bloedel Reserve, 150 acres of natural woodlands and gardens with over two miles of trails.  Also visit Poulsbo, a Scandanavian town.

A day on the Olympic Winery Loop lets you visit six fine wineries on the peninsula.
Kitsap Mall, a little over a half-hour to the south, features more than 100 retail shops and services, and Port Townsend, a half-hour to the north, offers a full day of gifts and novelties, arts and crafts, books and antiques.  Being a Victorian seaport, Port Townsend has a lot of history to offer.