Salmon Cascades: Top Spot to Watch the Washington Salmon Run
Join us at the Salmon Cascades in Olympic National Park, one of the best places to watch the Washington salmon run. Depending on the time of year, salmon and steelhead swim upriver to spawn, and you can watch them jump up the small waterfalls!
It’s amazing to see their strength and persistence. Sometimes it takes multiple attempts to make it up a waterfall. Below the cascades, you can see the salmon gathering in the pool to prepare for the leap.
In today’s video, I’ll share the highlights of the Salmon Cascades and everything you need to know to visit them yourself.
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The Salmon Cascades are on the Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park. It’s about 3 1/2 hours by car from Seattle, or 5 hours from Portland. You can find it by navigating to “Salmon Cascades” on Google Maps.
There’s a turnout with a parking lot and a restroom. A very short trail leads through a beautiful forest to the cascades. Fishing is of course not allowed at the Salmon Cascades!
The best time of year to see salmon at the Salmon Cascades is September and October for the Coho salmon run. If you visit in the spring (the end of March through May), you can see steelhead. For more details, see the National Park Service website here: https://www.nps.gov/places/000/salmon...