• Olympic: Three Parks in One

    Olympic

    National Park Washington

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  • Changes to Visitor Services Due to Sequestration

    Due to mandatory, across the board budget cuts, some visitor services at Olympic National Park have changed. See the Plan Your Visit section for more information.

  • Hurricane Ridge Road Closure for guard-rail work

    Tueday, June 18 (6:00 AM - 11:00 AM)

  • 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.

  • Elwha River Closures

    Boating is prohibited on the Elwha River between Upper Lake Mills Trail and Altair Campground.

Historic Range in the Elwha - Bull Trout

Historical Range:
Historically, bull trout had an extensive range in the Elwha River. The dams, which have blocked 70 miles of habitat, greatly reduced the population. Coastal/Puget Sound populations of bull trout were listed as threatened by the Endangered Species Act in November of 1999. Bull trout still exist both above and below the dam, though the anadromous form is considered depressed in the Elwha because of the limited five miles of habitat available for returning anadromous bull trout. Dam removal has the potential of restoring bull trout populations.

Diagram:
—The red line represents the historical range of bull trout. A small number still live in this range, above, between and below the dams.

 
Historic bulltrout range
Historic range of bull trout in the Elwha River.
 

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This webpage was made possible in part by a grant from Washington's National Park Fund.

Did You Know?

marmot

Although related to other marmots and groundhogs of North America, the Olympic marmot is unique. An endemic species, it is found only in the Olympic Mountains. Visitors to the high country of Olympic National Park may be lucky enough to encounter a marmot sunning itself near its burrow.