• 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 and 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.

Wilderness Information Center

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:

Phone Number: (360) 565-3100 (wilderness permits and information). If you can't get through, leave us a message and we will do our best to call you back. See website for Wilderness Reservations.
Email Address: e-mail us (backcountry questions only, please)
Mailing Address: Olympic National Park, WIC, 600 East Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA 98362. Our physical address is noted below.

Directions: Follow U.S. Highway 101 into Port Angeles. As you approach Race St., you will see a large brown sign for Hurricane Ridge/Olympic National Park Visitor Center. Turn left onto Race and drive 1 mile, just past Park St., to the visitor center. The WIC is located within the Visitor Center at 3002 Mt. Angeles Rd. Map Quest directions

Current Hours: Through June 20: 7:30 to 5, 7 days per week (except 7:30 to 7 May 24 and 25).

  • June 21 through September 2: 7:30 to 6 Sunday through Thursday; 7:30 to 7 Friday and Saturday.
  • September 3 through 29: 8 to 5, 7 days per week.

 

Quinault (South Shore) Wilderness Information Office (360) 288-0232
Current Hours: CLOSED until May 24.

  • May 24 through September 2: 8 to 4:30 Monday through Friday; 9 to 4 Saturday and Sunday.

Location: 2 miles from Highway 101 on South Shore Quinault Rd, next to the Lake Quinault Lodge.

 

Forks Information Station (360) 374-7566
Current Hours: Through June 19: 10 to 4 Friday through Sunday.

  • June 20 through September 15: 9 to 5:30 Thursday through Sunday.
  • September 16 through October 13: 10 to 4, Friday through Sunday.

Address: Forks Transit Center, 551 Forks Ave (Highway 101), Forks, WA 98331.

 

Staircase Ranger Station: (360) 877-5569

Current Hours: CLOSED; summer hours TBD.

 

Services provided by the Wilderness Information Center:

  • Wilderness (Backcountry) Camping Permits for all of Olympic National Park.
  • Advance reservations for limited use wilderness areas within Olympic National Park.
  • Wilderness trip planning assistance (trail information, trail conditions, safety concerns).
  • Wilderness education (Leave No Trace, food storage, safety).
Bear Canisters are available for loan. A suggested $3 per canister donation helps to perpetuate the program and provide education materials.

We sell topographic maps, guide books, field guides and issue free tide charts.

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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.