Miller Peninsula State Park

Bluff Viewpoint–1st Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Bluff Viewpoint–1st Trail, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Washington Harbor, WA. The route reaches Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 344 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 315 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 1st Trail 48.07336, -123.00396
Nearest town Washington Harbor, WA

Directions

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Bluff Viewpoint–1st Trail, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 171–315 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 1st Trail · 48.07336, -123.00396

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 1st Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Manzanita Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Bluff Crossing, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Crossing, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.6 miBear right onto 1st Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 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

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 14 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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