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Spring 2024

If not friend, why friend-shaped?
Bears Are Waking Up. Be Smart About It.

Visit the link to learn how to coexist with wild animals so that you stay safe, and they do too.
Earth Day
Everyone Can Make a Difference

Water, lands, and air are all connected, so the actions people take at home have far-reaching effects. Explore ideas here!
Backpacking in Wilderness

Check out our Wilderness Trip Planner, watch a video about backpacking in Olympic National Park, and get ready to walk on the wild side!

Winter 2023-24

Notes on Camp
Best summer ever?

Apply today to be a camp host in Olympic National Park!
All Year Round
Black History

So many National Park sites celebrate great Black Americans. Discover them here.
Nice Marmot
Apply Here

Sign up to be a citizen scientist monitoring marmots!
Apply Here
Postdoctoral Fellowship

Help develop evidence-based decision frameworks to conserve and manage ancient forests and multi-aged stands.
The social event of the season!
Perspectives Winter Speaker Series

Free talks throughout the winter at the library and on Zoom. Click to see this season's subjects!
Severe Winter Weather

As of January 8, All campgrounds are closed and visitors are strongly cautioned. You can monitor changing weather conditions at the link.
Fee Free Days in All National Parks

See all the fee free days at your national parks.
Webcams
Webcams

Webcams are a great way to see current conditions.
Hiring!

Administrative Support Clerk (OA) GS-4
Yes, this is a different job
Also hiring!

Administrative Support Assistant (OA) GS 5-6
Do you hear what I hear?
Listening to the Land

Explore sounds of rain, waves, and wildlife all over the park with our new soundscape map.
It's happening!
Visiting Hurricane Ridge in Winter

Without the visitor center, visiting will be a bit different this year. Learn more here!

Fall 2023

Visiting the Hoh Rainforest?

Check the weather at this link
Changes to the Annual Pass

Annual passes will have one signature line instead of two starting January 2023.
It's happening!
Visiting Hurricane Ridge in Winter

Without the visitor center, visiting will be a bit different this year. Learn more here!
We want to hear from you

Make a public comment on proposed construction mitigation on the Elwha River.
Winter is Coming

Work at Hurricane Ridge has begun!
Who's eDNA?
Ecosystem CSI

Olympic and three other parks have conducted a genetic census.
Gone Fishin'?

Detailed fishing info linked here.
Work with us

Click here to apply!
Frozen in Time
Artists Give Glaciers a Voice

Terminus is a virtual volunteer art exhibit dedicated to the glaciers of Olympic National Park.

August 2023

Honoring Glaciers

Terminus Glacier Art Project
Terminus Reception August 25
Click to reserve a free ticket!

Join us, award-winning poet Rena Priest, and artists who have immortalized glaciers for an evening of connection and inspiration.
Extra! Extra!
News

Brows the latest park news releases

May 2023

artists honor glaciers
Three New Works of Art

See new art from the Terminus glacier memorial project here.
Camping Itinerary

Olympic Coast Rustic Escape
Hurricane Ridge
Fire investigation and what comes next

An update from the park on the fire that destroyed the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge.
Alerts & Conditions

Don't be caught unaware! Check our Alerts & Conditions page before your visit.

April 2023

Terminus Project
Art for Glaciers

Three new original works of art honoring Olympic's glaciers.
Volunteer in your National Park
Native Plant Nursery Open House

Mondays and Wednesdays at the Matt Albright Native Plant Center
The Road Not Taken
Poetry Walks

We are excited to partner with the North Olympic Library System to offer this opportunity for visitors to read, reflect, and be inspired.
Volunteer in Your National Park
Coast Cleanup, April 22!

Click to register for the Washington Coast Cleanup!
Perspectives Speaker Series
A New Aquatic Invader

Join the final Perspectives talk of the season Tuesday, 4/11/2023
New
Terminus glacier art project

"...We are losing our collective memory with our physical relationship to the land..."
Terminus project
Art for Glaciers

Three new original works of art honoring Olympic's glaciers.

March 2023

Do they still call us rangerettes?
Women in the NPS: Uniforms Tell a Story

For Women's History Month, a look at how women have been blazing trails both literal and FIGURE-ative for over a century.
Frozen in Time
Artists Give Glaciers a Voice

Terminus is a virtual volunteer art exhibit dedicated to the glaciers of Olympic National Park.
Into the Woods
International Day of Forests

Learn about the unique habitats found in the Olympic Peninsula forests.
A new day for the Day Lodge
Construction at Hurricane Ridge

Closure of the Hurricane Ridge area marks the start of construction to rehabilitate the Day Lodge!
TLC for the WC
Temporary limited access at Rialto Beach

Rialto Beach is getting new and improved toilets! There will be some closures and limited access during construction.
Perspectives Speaker Series
Plant Diversity of Olympic

Join Dr. Catharine Copass on Zoom as she revisits her project to inventory, classify, and map the vegetation resources of the Park.
Race Street Construction
Visitor Center Open

A City of Port Angeles construction project is underway near the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. The visitor center will remain open.

February 2023

Heart o' the Hills not an option?
Other Places to Camp

There are lots of options for camping and other accommodations. The Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission has the details.
Camping Closure
Heart o' the Hills Campground Repairs

Heart O' the Hills Campground and Heart O' the Forest Trail will be closed from March 1 to May 12, 2023.
Rent 'em while you can
Some Hurricane Ridge services to close

Beginning February 24, the Hurricane Ridge Mountain View Café, Gift Shop & Rental Shop will be closed.
Spreading the Love
Hopewell Culture, Be My Valentine?

There's incredible history and beauty at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, located in Ohio.
Dippers and Salmon
Perspectives Speaker Series: 2/14/23

Join the Perspectives Speaker Series over Zoom on Tuesday, February 14 at 7 PM Pacific time, or peruse upcoming speakers in the series.
The House with No Front Door
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument tells an inspiring story of Civil Rights heroism.
Groundhog Day? Zzzz
Olympic Marmots

Learn more about the Olympic Marmot, who inspiringly sleeps for 8 months out of the year.
Animals
Animals

Olympic is home to over 300 species of birds, 70 mammals, and diverse tidepool communities.

January 2023

Perspectives Lake Ozette
Perspectives Speaker Series: Lake Ozette

Join the Perspectives Speaker Series on Tuesday, Januray 17 at 7 pm Pacific time, or peruse upcoming speakers in the series.
Link Archive
Instagram Link Archive

An archive of Olympic National Park Instagram links from May 2021 to January 2023.

Last updated: May 1, 2024

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600 E. Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA 98362

Phone:

360 565-3130

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