Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. The route reaches Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 341 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fireweed Road 48.08068, -122.98830
Nearest town Washington Harbor, WA

Directions

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Bluff Viewpoint–Fireweed Road, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 236–342 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: Fireweed Road · 48.08068, -122.98830

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start on Fireweed Road, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Manzanita Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bluff Crossing, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Manzanita Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Diamond Point Boulevard, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fireweed Road, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:53 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 68°56°
Fri 65°52°
Sat 63°52°
Sun 63°52°
Mon 65°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 17 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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