News Release

Olympic National Park Temporarily Closes Recreational Fishing

Date: March 26, 2020
Contact: Penny Wagner, 360-565-3005

Olympic National Park, in coordination with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), is temporarily closing recreational fishing parkwide. This closure is in response to the Stay Home, Stay Safe Proclamation 20-25 and Proclamation 20-05 issued by the Governor of the State of Washington to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The closure is effective immediately and will last until further notice.

Updates will be posted to the park website at nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/fishing.htm.

For the latest updates on WDFW's coronavirus response, including the news release announcing the emergency fishing rule change, please visit wdfw.wa.gov/about/covid-19-updates. Updates to openings and closures will be posted to that page.