• Olympic: Three Parks in One

    Olympic

    National Park Washington

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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.

  • Elwha River Closures

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

  • 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.

Directions

All park destinations can be accessed by U.S. Highway 101, which circumnavigates the Olympic Peninsula.

 
Olympic Peninsula
Map of Olympic National Park and Olympic Peninsula region
 

Traveling by Car

From the greater Seattle area and I-5 corridor, you can reach U.S. 101 by several different routes.

  • Cross Puget Sound on one of the Washington State Ferry System car and passenger ferries.
  • Drive south to Tacoma, take State Route 16, and cross Puget Sound at the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
  • Drive south to Olympia and access U.S. 101 there.
 

Traveling by Ferry

Ferry service is available throughout most of the year between Victoria, British Columbia and Port Angeles.

  • The Coho Ferry offers vehicle and passenger service throughout the year, except for a two-week winter maintenance shutdown.

The Washington State Ferry system serves a number of routes across Puget Sound, but does not provide service in or out of Port Angeles.

 

Traveling by Air

The William R. Fairchild International Airport serves the greater Port Angeles area and is the closest airport to Olympic National Park. Rental cars are also available.

Currently, Kenmore Air flies seven daily round-trip flights between Port Angeles and Seattle’s Boeing Field. Kenmore Air is an alliance partner of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, so connections to Port Angeles can be booked from more than 90 cities across North America. Connections involving other airlines can be booked through your travel agency or directly at KenmoreAir.com.

Did You Know?

Mt. Olympus in winter

That Mount Olympus receives over 200 inches of precipitation each year and most of that falls as snow? At 7,980 feet, Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Olympic National Park and has the third largest glacial system in the contiguous U.S.