Operating Hours
Open year-round.

Visitation
Heaviest July through September; December and January are the slowest.

Permits
Wilderness use permits required for backcountry overnight trips. Available at all ranger stations and Wilderness Information Center. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, some wildernesses require reservations: (360) 452-0300. May be made up to 30 days in advance. Must pay both a permit registration fee and a per person nightly fee.

Visitors Center and Programs
Visitor Center: Port Angeles Visitor Center, open year-round, serves as the primary information and orientation center. Hurricane Ridge and Hoh Visitor Centers open year-round (when road and weather conditions allow); may be self-service in the winter. Ranger stations also offer guidance: Staircase, Storm King (at Lake Crescent), Ozette and Kalaloc.

Programs: Ranger-guided programs and activities throughout the summer. Ranger-guided snowshoe walks are offered on weekends, weather permitting, from December - March at Hurricane Ridge.

Food Supplies and Concessions
Food/Supplies: Food and supplies are widely available in towns and cities around the park during the summer months. In addition, concession-operated grocery and camper supply stores are located at the Fairholm General Store, Log Cabin Resort, Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort and Kalaloch Lodge.

Concessions: Throughout the spring, summer and fall, Olympic Park Institute (OPI) provides 1-3 day-long field seminars. OPI also offers residential field science programs for K-12 school groups and hosts elder hostels for people 55 years and older. For more info. OPI programs, call (360) 928-3720.

Visitor Impact
The high country, with its thin soils and easily-damaged vegetation, is especially vulnerable to overuse. Stay on established trails in developed areas and use existing campsites when hiking in the wilderness.

Store your food properly, keep a clean camp, and Leave No Trace for the future.

Remember that all park wildlife, including deer and birds, are wild animals and should never be fed or approached. Deer that have been fed and are overly accustomed to people tend to linger near park roadways and are often hit and killed by passing vehicles.

Additional Information
Accessibility: The Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles is fully accessible, as is the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center. Other centers and ranger stations provide varying levels of accessibility.