Olympic National Park - Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center (U.S. National Park Service)

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

Hours (subject to change):

Open Saturdays from 9-4 and most Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through March 28. Call for exact hours. Permits and Bear Canisters are available at the Park Visitor Center Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
March 29 - May 6: Open 7 days a week 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
May 7 - June 21: Open 7 days a week 7:30 am to 5:00 pm except May 4, 11, 18 open 8:00 to 4:00
May 23 & 24: Open 7:30 am to 7:00 pm
June 22 - September 1: Open Sunday through Thursday 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; Friday & Saturday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm
September 2 - September 20: Open 7 days a week 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
September 21 - October 31: to be annouced

Directions: Follow U.S. Highway 101 to Port Angeles. Once in Port Angeles, watch for sign to Olympic National Park Visitor Center. Follow Race St. to Visitor Center. The WIC is located directly behind the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at 3002 Mt. Angeles Rd. Map Quest directions

Quinault Wilderness Information Office
(2 miles from Highway 101 on South Shore Quinault Rd.) (360) 288-2525
Hours: call for hours

Forks Information Station
Call for hours: (360) 374-7566
Winter Hours: Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Staircase Ranger Station: Closed for the winter.

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 have free tide charts.