Miller Peninsula State Park

Fireweed Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Fireweed Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Miller Peninsula State Park near Gardiner, WA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 407 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.06816, -122.96320
Nearest town Gardiner, WA

Directions

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Fireweed Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 236–406 ft

Out & Back · Miller Peninsula State Park

Trailhead: 48.06816, -122.96320

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fireweed Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 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

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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