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The arrowhead logo of the National Park Service, and a white icon of a branch with two leaves. Text reads "Perspectives Speaker Series." A kayak lies in the reeds beside a serene lake.
Join the Perspectives Speaker Series on Tuesday, Januray 17 at 7 pm Pacific time, or peruse upcoming speakers at this link.
 
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Inclement Weather Causes Closures at Olympic National Park

Learn more at this link.
 
A person wearing a backpack and jacket walks on a boardwalk on the Heart O' the Forest Trail.
The Heart O' the Forest Trail.

NPS Photo

Learn more about the 2023 closure of the Heart O' the Hills Campground and Heart O' the Forest Trail here.
 
A dramatic, cloudy sky is reflected in the serene surface of a pond.
The mouth of the Elwha River

E. Goode/NPS

Learn more about Native American heritage in national parks across the country here.

And learn about the lifetime pass for veterans and Gold Star Families here.
 
A person snowshoes through a snow-covered landscape at Hurricane Ridge.
Winter is coming! Learn more about planning your winter trip to Olympic National Park here.
 
A close up of a salmon's face as it swims underwater.
Learn more about the end of the emergency closure on recreational fishing and the continued closure of the Queets and Salmon Rivers to recreational fishing here.
 
Many razor clams lie exposed on a sandy beach.

NPS Photo

Learn more about the cancellation of the 2022/2023 razor clam harvest at Kalaloch beach here.
 
Underwater, a school of trout swim in a river.
Bull trout. NPS photo.
Details on the emergency fishing closure can be found here.
 
Morning at Ruby Beach, with a large sea stack, the blue Pacific Ocean, and a rocky beach covered with driftwood.
Learn more about the improvements at Ruby Beach here.
 
A road winds through tall trees on either side.
Learn more about upcoming closures at Hurricane Ridge here.
 
A group of kids work together to move a tire from a rocky beach.

NPS Photo

Join us for a Coastal Cleanup on September 17! Click here to learn more, find cleanup locations, and pre-register for this all-ages volunteer opportunity.
 
Text with flame imagery reads "High winds plus low humidity plus heat equals fire weather. Recreate responsibly this weekend."
Click here for current fire restrictions for Olympic National Park and National Forest.
 
A dirt road winds up a steep mountainside.

NPS/E. Goode

Click here for more information about the upcoming work on Obstruction Point and Hurricane Ridge Roads.
 
A family reads a large sign labeled Fire Information, with mountain panorama of Hurricane Ridge in the background.
Click here for campfire restriction press release for August 11, 2022.
 
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A short video on the mountain goat removal and translocation efforts between the Olympic and Cascade mountains.

 
 
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Olympic National Park closures, alerts, and timely information can be found here.
 
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This playful video will prepare backpackers to venture into the Wilderness areas of Olympic National Park. Viewers will learn what to pack, how to treat the natural resources with care, and how to avoid and survive the common risks and dangers of backpacking in Olympic National Park.

 
A couple walks hand-in-hand over footbridge in a verdant rainforest.
Apply to be a Volunteer-in-Park (VIP) and spend your summer in the Hoh Rainforest!
 
Two children on a rocky beach. One holds a garbage bag while the other places trash in it.
Register here for the Great Washington Coast Cleanup! This Saturday, April 23, 2022.
 
A trailside sign with a poem and a fern design. See caption for full text of the poem, which won't fit in alt text.
Learn more about North Olympic Library System and Poetry Walks here.

Learn about the Library's Movement Challenge here.

The poem in the photo, a selection from Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay, reads as follows:
Thank you zinnia, and gooseberry, rudbeckia
And pawpaw, ashmead's kernel, cockscomb
And scarlet runner, feverfew and lemonbalm
Thank you knitbone and sweetgrass and sunchoke
And false indigo whose petals stammered apart
By bumblebees good Lord please give me a minute
And moonglow and catkin and crookneck
And painted tongue and seedpod and johnny jump-up
Thank you what in us rackets glad
What gladrackets us
 
A picnic table and fire ring with a view of the ocean
Apply here to be a volunteer camp host at Olympic National Park!
 
A small, peaceful alpine lake surrounded by trees, patches of snow, and framed by distant peaks and a clear blue sky.

NPS/B. Fluckiger

For more information on Wilderness permits, click here.
 
A cluster of small pink flowers.
Register here for this Saturday's (3/19/2022) volunteer spring cleanup event!
 
A small, weasel-like animal with a long brown tail races out of a wooden box into the forest, watched by three people.
Have you seen a fisher on the Olympic Peninsula? Let Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife know!
 
A campsite with fire pit and picnic table among very tall trees.
Olympic Naitonal Park is seeking campground hosts for this coming summer season! Apply here today!
 
A black and white aerial photo of a mountain glacier, with the words "call for artists" across the bottom in fancy script
Learn more and apply to make an original work of art in honor of an Olympic glacier. We can't wait to see what you'll do!
 
A hand holds an embroidery hoop with a design of four moons, the outline of the Olympic Coast, and an abstract tide chart. Waves crash against rocks in the blurred background.
If you're #ParkedAtHome for the winter, it's time for parks and crafts! To make your own embroidery celebrating navigating with the tides on the Olympic Coast, check out this tutorial. Happy crafting!
 
Deep snow on a hillside and snowy mountains in the distance.
Plan Like a Ranger for your winter visit to Hurricane Ridge!
 
Traffic cones block a flooded road covered in turbulent, muddy water.
Flooding at mile marker 225 on Highway 101, along Lake Crescent, one of the closures currently in place (11/15/2021).
Link to park alerts during weather event (November 15, 2021).
 
An American flag made up of small icons of animals, people, buildings, cannons, plants. Text reads VETERANS DAY.

NPS Midwest Parks

Follow this link for NPS sites near VA and military locations, and for information on veteran and Gold Star family passes.
 
A dark brown, weasel-like fisher bolts out of a wooden crate
Learn more about Friday's fisher release here.
 
A ranger stands on a path in the forest, using American Sign Language.
Learn more about services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing visitors here.
 
A small herd of elk crossing a road through a misty forest.

NPS/L. Nowell

Have you ever visited the Quinault Rainforest? The Quinault Valley is a Wilderness gateway to alpine meadows, jeweled lakes and ice-carved peaks. Learn more about hikes and nature in the area by visiting the Quinault Rainforest Ranger Station or attending a ranger program. Check out the park's calendar for scheduled programs at HERE.

Staffing dependent, Quinault Rainforest Ranger Station is staffed Thursday - Monday 8 AM-5 PM.

Quinault Valley is in the ancestral homeland of the Quinault people.
 
A road leads through tall trees toward snow-capped mountains.

NPS/C. Bubar

Olympic National Park will host Ride the Hurricane, a recreational cycling event on Sunday, August 1. To provide a safe experience for the event, the road will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic between the Heart O’ the Hills entrance station and Hurricane Ridge, starting at 6:00 am and ending at noon.

News release here with full info!
 
A pile of trash, some of it in a trash can, some on the ground with a ranger stepping over it.
Remember to always pack out your trash you can put it in a designated trash bin. You can also carry a trash bag to pick up trash you see on your hikes, or even join an official beach cleanup with our Vacation VIP program or our partners Washington CoastSavers! See links below to get involved!
 
Three men observe a small pile of smoldering sticks, in a historic black and white image.
Three rangers with small pile of tinder. 1929.

George A. Grant, NPS

Fire safety information for July 2021.
 
A rainbow stretches over a blue lake.
Happy Pride Month from the shores of Lake Crescent! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧ At sites all over America, your national parks share stories of the LGBTQ+ movement for civil rights. Learn more and discover a site near you here: https://www.nps.gov/.../tellingallameri.../lgbtqheritage.htm

Lake Crescent is in the ancestral homeland of the Coast Salish and S'Klallam/Klallam people.
 
A rocky shore at sunset.
Kalaloch beach is in the ancestral homeland of the Queets, Quinault, and Quileute people.

Dan Sullivan/NPS

Asian American and Pacific Islander recognition and heritage information.

Our thoughts are with our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander visitors, colleagues, and communities. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are essential to every chapter in the story of our country. Learn about the countless contributions, resilience, and heroism of these Americans at this link.

Last updated: January 18, 2023

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