• 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.

Exploring the Mountains

green meadows with clumps of evergreen trees and cliffs with snow patches in background
Late-lingering snow dots north-facing slopes in summer.
 

Mile-High Scenery

 Scenic vistas, wildflower-dotted meadows and gnarled subalpine forests reward visitors to Olympic's high country.

Learn more about plants and animals of the Olympic high country.

Hurricane Ridge

Seventeen miles south of Port Angeles, Hurricane Ridge is the park's most easily reached mountain destination. The paved Hurricane Ridge Road is open 24 hours a day from mid-May through mid-autumn. During the "snow months", the road is scheduled to be open from 9:00 a.m until dusk, Friday through Sunday, holiday Mondays, and additional days during the Christmas holiday, weather and road conditions permitting.

Hurricane Ridge offers a visitor center, self-guided nature trails, a snack bar and gift shop, ranger-led programs in summer and winter weekends and a nearby picnic area. Camping is available at Heart O' the Hills.

Visiting Hurricane Ridge

Deer Park

Reached by an 18-mile winding gravel road, Deer Park offers spectacular alpine scenery, a small tents-only campground and hiking trails. A ranger station is staffed intermittently during summer and fall.

The last nine miles of this steep mountain road are gravel-surfaced, winding and narrow. Please use caution and note that the Deer Park Road is not suitable for RVs or trailers. From late fall until melt-out in late spring, the road is closed at the park boundary.

More information and map of Deer Park (pdf)

  • Mountain Ecosystems Mountain Ecosystems

    Learn more about Olympic's mountains. Read More

  • Winter Wonderland Winter Wonderland

    More about skiing, snowshoeing and sliding at Hurricane Ridge Read More

Did You Know?

rocky beach

Olympic National Park protects 73 miles of wild Pacific coast.  Tidepools, sandy beaches and rocky cliffs can all be found here.