The Olympic National Park has a number of shelters that were built in the 1930’s and later. They don’t get much maintenance and many are in danger of collapse under winter snows. They were originally designed for emergency use, or for those individuals who enjoyed the company of mice. Nowadays, they are just a scenic spot to have lunch … or to camp nearby. The one above is over 26 miles from the Elwha Valley trailhead, just above Chicago Camp … where most folks cross the Elwha and climb up to the Low Divide and drop down to the North Fork Quinault trail.
Trapper Shelter is at 8.5 miles on the North Fork Quinault trail. There hasn’t been legal trapping in the area since the creation of the Olympic National Park in 1938 and the shelter is now just maintained for emergency use (if it gets any maintenance at all).
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