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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.
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Elwha River Closures
Boating is prohibited on the Elwha River from Upper Lake Mills Trail downstream to the Highway 112 bridge, except for the stretch between Altair Campground and the Highway 101 bridge.
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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.
Interactive Glacier Map
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Use the map below to explore past-present comparisons and photographs of glaciers in Olympic National Park. Select icon, and then for comparisons click on the photo and pull down the red bar at top.
Download the KML file from the map above for use in Google Earth. |
Glacier Photographs (JPG)
Past-Present Comparisons (Flash and PDF)
Aerial Comparisons (Flash)Did You Know?
Does this flower look familiar? The bunchberry, a common groundcover of Olympic's lowland forest, is closely related to the dogwood trees found throughout North America.