Accessibility

Olympic offers opportunities for all people to enjoy and explore.

 

Click on an area name for a list and description of accessible trails and facilities in that area, or download a PDF version.

• Olympic National Park Visitor Center
• Hurricane Ridge
• Elwha
• Lake Crescent
• Sol Duc
• Mora
• Hoh Rainforest
• Kalaloch
• Quinault

 

Olympic National Park Visitor Center
Port Angeles

Fully accessible with exhibits on park's natural and cultural history. Several touch displays, an audio program and displays with sound effects. Park orientation video (27 minutes) is shown on request with closed captioning available.

For general information call [phone]. TTY users can use the Washington relay service (800-833-6385 or 800-833-6388) to obtain information.

The Living Forest Trail

A 0.4 mile hard-packed surface loop trail is accessible with assistance. From behind the visitor center it leads through forest to a view of Peabody Creek valley. Wheelchair available for checkout.

Hearing Assisted Technology is available for use at the information desk.

 

Hurricane Ridge Area

Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center
Five thousand feet above sea level. Accessible restrooms, exhibits, and captioned orientation movie shown on request. Picnic tables (some with extensions), a gift shop and snack bar are also accessible.

Two picnic areas just beyond the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center have paved trails that are accessible with assistance leading to tables (some with extensions) overlooking the Olympic Mountains; but the restrooms are not accessible.

Hearing Assisted Technology and a wheelchair are available for use at the information desk when staffed.

Meadow Loop Trails
Paved trails provide excellent views of the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on clear days. Several relatively flat 0.25 to 0.5 loop trails are accessible with assistance.

Hurricane Hill Trail
One and a half mile paved but rough trail climbs through mountain meadows to the top of Hurricane Hill. The first half-mile is accessible with assistance, but has steep drop-offs and no guard rail.

 

Elwha Area

Madison Falls Trail One-tenth mile paved trail to a 60-foot high cascade. There is an accessible vault toilet near the parking lot.

 

Lake Crescent

Storm King Ranger Station is accessible and is open seasonally; accessible restrooms (open year-round) located nearby. Accessible vault toilets at the East Beach, La Poel, North Shore and Bovee's Meadow picnic areas.

Lake Crescent Lodge has an accessible main lodge, restaurant, lounge and room.

The restaurant at Log Cabin Resort is accessible.

Marymere Falls Trail begins at Storm King Ranger Station, winding through old growth forest to a 90-foot waterfall. The first half-mile is accessible with assistance on a hard-packed surface and leads to an overlook of Barnes Creek. The route continuing to the waterfall is not accessible.

Moments in Time Nature Trail is a 0.8 mile loop trail with hard-packed surface, offering views of the lake, old-growth forest and former homestead sites. It can be reached from either the Olympic Park Institute or Lake Crescent Lodge, or from the Storm King Ranger Station via a 0.3 mile trail.

Spruce Railroad Trail is a five-mile long trail along the north shore of Lake Crescent. The first quarter-mile at each end of the trail is accessible with assistance.

 

Sol Duc Area

Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort has accessible hot spring pools, rental cabins, restaurant and lodge.

Salmon Cascades is a short gravel and dirt path leading from the Sol Duc Road to a wooden platform overlooking the Sol Duc River. Look for leaping salmon in autumn. Accessible vault toilet.

 

Mora Area

Rialto Beach
A very short paved trail leads from the parking lot to a picnic area in the coastal forest. In summer months, a short ramp is installed, providing access to a beach overlook. The extent of the view depends on the amount of driftwood and rocks washed ashore by storms and high tides.

There is an accessible vault toilet at the parking lot.

 

Kalaloch Area

At Kalaloch Lodge, the main lodge and restaurant are accessible, along with one accessible cabin.

Ruby Beach has an accessible viewpoint overlooking Ruby Beach and Cedar Creek. Accessible vault toilet in parking lot.

Beach Trail #4 provides an accessible viewpoint overlooking the Pacific Ocean; accessible vault toilet in parking lot.

 

Hoh Rain Forest Area

The Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center is accessible and has restrooms, information and exhibits on the temperate rain forest. There is a wheelchair available for checkout when the visitor center is open and staffed.

Mini-Rain Forest Trail is a flat, quarter-mile paved trail with a small stream and towering Sitka spruce trees. The trail is paved, and is accessible with assistance due to roots pushing the pavement up in a number of areas. '

The Hoh picnic area has accessible restrooms and one accessible site with table extensions.

 

Quinault Valley

The Quinault River Ranger Station, located on the north side of Lake Quinault, has accessible vault toilets. The ranger station includes exhibits and is open intermittently.

The Maple Glades Trail is a 0.5 mile hard-packed loop trail through a moss-draped rain forest.

Kestner Homestead Trail is a 1.3 mile self-guided, hard-packed loop trail. It links with the Maple Glades Trail and leads to the historic Kestner Homestead. Accessible with assistance.