| Little Quilcene River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Little Quilcene River in Washington |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Jefferson, Clallam |
| Source1: | Olympic Mountains |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.8753°N -123.0475°W |
| Mouth: | Hood Canal |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.8256°N -122.8603°W |
The Little Quilcene River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises in Clallam County, near Mount Townsend of the Olympic Mountains.
The name "Quilcene" comes from the Twana word /qʷəʔlsíd/, referring to a tribal group[1] and the name of an aboriginal Twana village and community on Quilcene Bay.[2]
The river flows generally east through the Olympic National Forest. After exiting the higher mountains and the national forest the Little Quilcene River flows east and southeast through rolling terrain. It enters Jefferson County and flows more directly south to Quilcene, where it empties into the northern end of Quilcene Bay, part of Hood Canal.[3]
The Big Quilcene River enters Quilcene Bay less than a mile to the south.[3]