Registration is now open for our 2026 History Hikes programs. Each year, the North Olympic History Center and Jefferson County Historical Society team up to offer guided hikes at historically significant sites around the North Olympic Peninsula.
Led by NOHC Executive Director David Brownell, these popular hikes regularly sell out.
2026 Hikes:
Saturday, June 20 – Port Williams / Marlyn Nelson County Park (returning from 2024)
Did you know that Port Williams was once a town with its own post office, hotel, and wharf? What is now a simple county park with a boat ramp was once the bustling center of commerce for east Clallam County.
Saturday, July 18 – qatáy prairie and lagoon
Once covering much of the northeast Olympic Peninsula, the Port Townsend camas prairie is a remnant of a critically important ecosystem that sustained many of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Join us on this tour of the prairie to learn about what happened to the prairies of the Olympic Peninsula, followed by a walk down to what is left of the qatáy lagoon.
Saturday, September 19 – Dungeness and 3 Crabs
This walk explores the Dungeness and “3 Crabs” area north of Sequim. Recently the site of a major ecosystem restoration project, this landscape has many stories to tell—from the natural movements of the Dungeness River to the history of the town of Dungeness and the Dungeness Wharf, which once provided a vital commercial link between the North Olympic Peninsula and the markets of Seattle and Victoria.
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Preregistration is required for all History Hikes.