• 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.

Current Road Conditions

  • This page is updated as soon as new reports are received.
  • Check our Campgrounds page for status for park campgrounds.
  • Trail Conditions

  • Road

    Status

    Last Update

    Notes

    Staircase Road Open 4/13/12
    Dosewallips Road Closed indefinitely 11/23/11 Road washed-out outside the park, 5.5 miles from campground.
    Deer Park Road Closed for the season 11/23/11

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers.

    Hurricane Ridge Road

    Open

    - - -

    Current conditions link (winter)

    5/3/12

    Open 24 hours a day

    May close on short notice due to weather or unsafe road conditions.

    Call (360)565-3131 for recorded road information. *Tire chains must be carried in all vehicles November 15 to April 1.*

    Obstruction Point Road

    Closed for the season

    11/23/11

    See Hurricane Ridge Road

    Hurricane Hill Road Closed for the season 11/23/11

    See Hurricane Ridge Road.

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers.

    Olympic Hot Springs Road

    Open

    (to Altair Camground)

    11/23/11

    The road is closed to all public access just above Altair Campground for the duration of the Glines Canyon dam removal. See map for closure area.

    Whiskey Bend Road Open 3/16/12

    All areas west and downhill of the Whiskey Bend Road except the Upper Lake Mills Trail are closed to public entry due to dam removal activities and quickly changing sediment conditions around Lake Mills.

    Sol Duc Road Open 4/13/12

    Road may close at any time due to hazardous weather conditions.

    Upper Hoh Road (Hoh Rainforest)

    Open

    1/24/12
    Hoko-Ozette Road Open 1/24/12
    Mora Road Open 11/23/11
    Lower Queets Road

    Open

    3/17/12

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers. Note: when open, Lower Queets Road ends at Matheny Creek washout.

    Upper Queets Road

    Open

    3/14/12

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers. Note: when open, access is via USFS Rd 21.

    North Shore Quinault Road Open 1/24/12

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers beyond Finley Creek.

    South Shore Quinault Road Open 1/24/12 Expect potholes and rough road conditions on the unpaved portion.
    Graves Creek Road Open 3/30/12

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers.

    North Fork Quinault Road Open 3/30/12

    Not recommended for RVs and trailers.

Did You Know?

snow covered forest and meadow

That endemic Olympic snow moles are scurrying beneath this blanket of snow?  Olympic National Park's Hurricane Ridge is blanketed with over ten feet of snow for most of the winter, providing water for summer and protection for snow moles in winter.