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Olympic National Park
Fees & Reservations
 

Fee-Free Weekends In Your National Parks
America's Best Idea - the national parks - gets even better this summer with three fee-free* weekends at more than 100 national parks including Olympic. Mark your calendars for fee-free weekends this summer: June 20-21, 2009 (Father's Day weekend); July 18-19, 2009 and August 15-16, 2009.

* Fee waiver applies to entrance fees only; camping, overnight wilderness use and other fees still apply.

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Entrance Fees -- Single visit (good for up to seven consecutive ays at any Olympic National Park entrance fee area).

Vehicle:  $15
Individual:  (on foot, bicycle, motorcycle) $5. Children 15 years old and younger are admitted free of charge.

Park entrance fees may be waived for school group visits when class curriculum relates to park resources.  Learn more.

 

Olympic National Park Annual Pass
The annual pass costs $30 and is good at any Olympic National Park entrance station for one year from the month of purchase.

 

America the Beautiful Pass Series
Learn more about this series of passes that provide access to federal recreation sites, including National Park Service areas like Olympic.

 

Commercial Tour Fees
These fees are only charged to commercial tour businesses.
* Vans with 7 to 15 seats = $75
* Minibus with 16 to 25 seats = $100
* Motorcoach with 26 or more seats = $200

Note: All vehicles traveling to Hurricane Ridge during the winter season (November - April) are required to carry tire chains.

Campground Fees
The nightly fee for camping in one of Olympic's established campgrounds ranges from $10 - $18, depending on location and season. For a complete listing of campground fees, check the campground pages.

 

Wilderness Overnight Use Fees
Permits are required for all overnight trips into the Olympic wilderness backcountry. Permits (good for the entire hiking group) cost $5, plus $2 per person per night. For more information about backpacking in Olympic, check the overnight hiking pages.

 
Other Use Fees
RV Dump Station Fee:
  $5 per use (dump stations available at Fairholme, Hoh, Kalaloch, Mora and Sol Duc campgrounds)
ocean beach at sunset
Reserve a site at Kalaloch.
Kalaloch is the only campground in Olympic that accepts reservations, for summer months only.
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Did You Know?
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.

Last Updated: June 19, 2009 at 13:01 EST