• Olympic: Three Parks in One

    Olympic

    National Park Washington

  • Olympic Hot Springs Road Closed

    The Elwha Valley's Olympic Hot Springs Road is closed to public entry beyond the Altair Campground during removal of the Glines Canyon Dam. Olympic Hot Springs is not accessible from the Elwha.

2012 Big Events

Coastal - Backpackers on beach

Coastal Backpacking

 

Coastal backpacking is one of the more unique backpacking trips you will experience. Enjoying a camp fire under a full moon makes for a memorable trip and if you're lucky you may get to see phosphorescence through the water.

One thousand plus volunteers helped clean Olympics Beaches each year and renew the look of its shores each spring. Be a part of Washington's Coastal Cleanup Event in 2012. To learn more...

Did You Know?

closeup of cow elk face

Olympic National Park protects the largest unmanaged herd of Roosevelt elk in the world. Olympic was almost named "Elk National Park" and was established in part to protect these stately animals.