If you have questions about trails, permits, reservations, quotas, food storage requirements, weather or other Wilderness related questions, contact a park ranger at the Wilderness Information Center (WIC) in Port Angeles.
Contact us at the WIC in Port Angeles:
Phone Number: (360) 565-3100 (wilderness permits, reservations and information). If you can't get through, leave us a message and we will do our best to call you back.
Email Address: e-mail us (backcountry questions only, please)
Mailing Address: Olympic National Park, WIC, 600 East Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA 98362 (This is not our physical address. See below.)
Directions: Follow U.S. Highway 101 to Port Angeles. Once in Port Angeles, follow signs to Olympic National Park Visitor Center and follow Race St. to the visitor center. The WIC is located within the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at
3002 Mt. Angeles Rd. Map Quest directions
2011 Hours:
Summer/Fall:
- September 6 through September 30 - Open 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
- September 30 through October 22 - Open 8am to 4pm
- Oct. 23 through March 29 - Permits and bear cans are available 7 days a week at the park visitor center in Port Angeles from 9am to 4pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.