The Upper Gray Wolf River Valley is a remote and lightly traveled corridor in the northeast corner of Olympic National Park. There are multiple ways to reach upper sections of the Gray Wolf River, with easy year-round access from Slab Camp Trailhead just south of Sequim. Those able to negotiate heavy blowdowns beyond Gray Wolf Camp are rewarded with extreme quiet and solitude.

The Gray Wolf River near the Cameron Creek confluence at Gray Wolf Camp

Rhododendron and old man's beard dominate the upper elevations near Slab Camp Trailhead

Small creeks scurry down steep drainages along the initial 1000' descent to Camp Tony

Fairy Slipper Orchids, or Calypso Orchids, derive the latter name from the Greek word Calypso, which means covered or hidden from view

The Gray Wolf River turns into the Dungeness River which lets out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca

A hiker treks through moss covered rocks in the Upper Gray Wolf Valley

Striated black sand beaches can be found along the banks of the Upper Gray Wolf River

A scree field is encountered just before leaving the Buckhorn Wilderness and entering Olympic NP