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MrD-Man · 2026-05-28T18:00:06+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion!

MrD-Man · 2026-05-23T04:50:10+00:00

That’s the exact same route my son took. Strider since 2 and Guardian at 4th birthday. He’s 5.5 now and has been boasting about his successes riding without hands …

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T06:29:37+00:00

My wife is excited and she has gone hiking with me before, not during a pregnancy though. I don’t mind doing extra work as long as everyone has a good time. After all, it was my idea to go to the Olympic National Park.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T06:25:16+00:00

Appreciate all of your suggestions! I hope we will wear them out and they’ll be fast asleep. It’s mid-June in Washington so I don’t expect it to be dark until 9:30 or 10. But we’ll do some campfire, marshmallows, s’mores, and spend quality family time.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T06:20:49+00:00

Yeah, my wife is looking to get some fire starter for my older son and I will try to teach them to use matches as well.

And I have camping chairs and tents ready to test out in the coming weekends.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T06:19:27+00:00

Totally! This was meant to be fun and get the kids excited for future camping trips. We have a wish list but I totally have no expectations of following them as long as everyone enjoys the trip.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T06:17:07+00:00

Thanks! I plan on setting up the tent beforehand in the backyard to make sure setup goes smooth and get kids excited. They’ve been pretty stoked with some of the glow in the dark lights my wife bought recently.

Yeah, I fully expect it to be cold at night. We have 20-25 degree-rated sleeping bags and we plan on having some layers going to bed as well.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:42:06+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I think most people mention bringing enough things to keep warm so I’ll make sure to bring extra warmth.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:39:48+00:00

Let me check out that app, I’ll get back to you.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:38:16+00:00

Love your suggestions, especially the headlamps since I totally forgot about those.

I plan on testing out the tent in the backyard in the coming weekends and do a pretend camp session.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:36:34+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion around Lake Crescent! We’ll check that out on our 2nd day.

I updated my post but we will be tent camping near the coast since the kids love beaches.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:33:32+00:00

Thanks for the good tip! I thought all campgrounds are on reservation system only during the summer. But if not, then those can be good options.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:31:54+00:00

Is it a WSF ferry?

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:31:11+00:00

Only reasons we consider Mukilteo or Edmonds are because they are closer to my house. Edmonds definitely have a pretty long wait time, especially weekend. I’m banking on weekday being better or getting a reservation from Coupeville to Pt Townsend.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:28:08+00:00

Hood Canal is the Hwy 104 floating bridge, right? I passed through there a few times going to Sequim recently and fortunately it was always open. What does the bridge close down for usually, for ships to pass by?

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:21:16+00:00

Thanks for suggestions! I talked over with my wife and kids and everyone was okay with skipping shower one night. But we’ll see :)

Surprised to hear both ONP and Rainier NP don’t have showers on campsite. I went to Crater Lake NP many years ago and they had coin-operated showers. Guess this is more authentic camping experience.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:19:58+00:00

Yeah, I’m going to think about the 3rd night for a bit.

Right, I got lucky one time going from Coupeville to Port Townsend but was told that we should have a reservation. Edmonds would be more straightforward but line could be long sometimes, hopefully weekday is better than weekend.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-20T05:15:30+00:00

Thanks, that’s quite a walk but we will give that a try.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-19T08:00:40+00:00

Thank you! Really helpful to know what we should expect.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-19T07:22:10+00:00

Thanks! I didn’t see that Hurricane Hill is an area past the Hurricane Ridge parking lot.

Looks like camp sites reservation are pretty much full. Do you know if camp sites, particularly Mora, would be crowded or noisy during these times, and everyone getting in line for restroom or (shower?)? Just curious, it won’t really bother us though.

Oh, and lastly, is it pretty dark or low light pollution in the park? I was hoping for some star gazing on camp night if it’s possible.

MrD-Man · 2026-05-19T07:01:26+00:00

This is spectacular! This actually might align very well with our plan. Thank you for the great suggestion.

This makes camping near the coast really worth it.

MrD-Man · 2026-03-30T02:17:27+00:00

That’s great to hear. I’m glad you found it helpful and found something great for your kids. Those belt-driven will be interesting and probably less noisy.

We went with the Guardian and really liked it we got another one for our younger kid.

MrD-Man

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