This is an easy 2 mile round trip hike from the upper Dungeness Trail head parking lot. The trail follows a gentle slope along side the Dungeness River through an old growth forest with a beautiful moss covered floor. My kids and I called this the Gnome Forest for it's mystical lighting and feel. The cache is located near a camp site on the bank of the river. Near by is an old growth log bridge that crosses Royal creek just as it merges with the river. On the other side of the creek is the Buck Horn Wilderness area and the trail to the popular Camp Handy. The creek used to be called Roy Creek ,after a local hiker, but was latter changed to Royal Creek because it was thought to be a better sounding name for such a majestic place. The Creek runs down out of Royal Lake located in a large multilevel basin of the same name. Crowning the basin at it's head is Mt. Deception, the second highest peak in the Olympics.
The coordinates might be a bit jumpy with the mountains and trees blocking the signal. If you let the GPS settle in you should be close. Check the hint if you need to. You are looking for a small Lock-n-Lock container. There is a one dollar presidential coin for the FTF.
PARKING CORDS: N 47 52.630 W 123 08.239 There is a fee to use the parking lot. However there is parking outside the fee area about 200 yards from the trailhead.