Lake Quinault Lodge

My Favorite Places with Ralph Munro

Lake Quinault Lodge is a rustic, resort hotel built-in 1926 in the grand tradition
| TVW.org | June 4, 2022

In this episode of “My Favorite Places,” Ralph Munro takes us to Lake Quinault Lodge, located adjacent to Olympic National Park. Built in 1926 on the shores of Lake Quinault, it is a notable example of a rustic wilderness lodging, suited to its woodland environment on the southern side of the Olympic Mountains.

Here we are in beautiful lake Quinault Lodge on the shores of Lake Quinault in Grays Harbor County.

This beautiful building was constructed in 1926 in less than fifty-three days and it’s been accommodating visitors from all over the world ever since.

It’s a joy and a delight to come here and stay. Night times in front of the fireplace; daytimes fishing on the lake…

It’s just one of those wonderful places that we enjoy here in Washington State.

What an incredible place in this valley of the biggest trees in the world.


It’s been a mecca for people wanting to get away from it all and enjoy the big outdoors on the Olympic Peninsula.

It truly is one of my favorite places.

“There are some places so blissfully disconnected from the modern world that they seem to stand suspended in time… Here you can unwind in front of our majestic fireplace, dine in the historic Roosevelt Dining Room, curl up with a good book by the lake, paddleboard or fish in the afternoon, or venture deep into the temperate rainforest and enjoy the cool shade of the giant trees,” states the Lake Quinault Lodge website (Accommodations at Lake Quinault Lodge). The hotel was designed by Robert Reamer, a Seattle architect, who designed Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park.

The Emmy-nominated “My Favorite Places” can be seen every Sunday at 9am on TVW on Comcast channel 320 in most of the Puget Sound region.

To view the video of Ralph Munro at Lake Quinault Lodge, visit My Favorite Places: Lake Quinault Lodge.

TVW is local programming offering coverage of Washington State government, politics and public policy. TVW also offers “My Favorite Places” with Ralph Munro, former Secretary of State. In these video diaries, Munro travels through some of Washington’s most iconic and interesting places. Videos of Ralph Munro’s favorite places can be found at My Favorite Places.

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