Washington · 4 days · about 330 miles

Cascadia Sound and Rainforest Retreats

Island ferries, lake lodges and wild-coast cabins.

From Seattle the ferry carries you into a slower world: Victorian Port Townsend, glacier-fed Lake Crescent, the Hoh Rain Forest and the sea stacks of the outer coast. Stays here are about setting more than polish: historic lodges, waterfront inns and cabins in the trees.

Where to stay, night by night

1. Stop 1 · 1 night

   Port Townsend, WA

   Waterfront inns in a Victorian seaport.

   Our pick: Old Consulate Inn

   Boutique inns in Port TownsendPrivate homes on Vrbo

2. Stop 2 · 1 night

   Lake Crescent, WA

   Base for Lake Crescent and Hurricane Ridge.

   Our pick: Lake Crescent Lodge

   Boutique inns in Lake CrescentPrivate homes on Vrbo

3. Stop 3 · 1 night

   Kalaloch, WA

   Bluff-top cabins on the wild coast, an hour from the Hoh.

   Our pick: Kalaloch Lodge

   Boutique inns in KalalochPrivate homes on Vrbo

4. Stop 4 · 1 night

   Quinault, WA

   Historic lake lodge in the rain forest.

   Our pick: Lake Quinault Lodge

   Boutique inns in QuinaultPrivate homes on Vrbo

When to go

July to September is driest. Winter is wild, quiet and wet.

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