| Wildflower Destinations > Olympic Peninsula |
Obstruction Point & Grand Valley
Clallam County, Washington
Olympic National Park
Fees: National Park Service
Activity: hiking
Elevation: 4045'-6460'
Current status (as of 1/22/25): not blooming
Notes: The loop shown in the map on this page goes south up the first part of Lillian Ridge, down into Grand Valley, and then back uphill through Badger Valley. But there are other options: for a longer trip with more alpine terrain, you can continue further south on Lillian Ridge to Moose Peak or Grand Pass Peak; or, for a shorter hike, you can head east from Obstruction Point to Elk Mountain and optionally down into Badger Valley.
Peak wildflower bloom at Obstruction Point & Grand Valley is typically from mid-June through July into mid-August, but there may be some flowers blooming from early June until the end of August.*
Typical year: 
Featured plants: Campanula piperi, Castilleja parviflora var. olympica, Eucephalus paucicapitatus
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* The dates given on this Web site for each location's blooming season are only estimates and can vary from year to year. Weather conditions in the winter and spring can shift these dates by up to a month, especially in the mountains. For the latest updates, check the Oregon Wildflowers or PortlandHikers Facebook groups, or browse the most recent postings to iNaturalist or Instagram.
