r/OlympicNationalPark

I’m traveling towards the park from Bremerton ad we speak but a bit worried. I see that a main entrance from the East is closed because of a fire? We were trying to go to Marymere Falls. Will we be able to access the trailhead from this direction? TAI!

Has anyone been here? It looks good, but the reviews online are sparse and suspiciously high. We're looking for dinners for a few nights this week. Thanks!

Looking for some advice and hopefully some reassurance! We’re planning on staying in Forks next week, and will be eloping at the Spruce Nature Trail in the Hoh rainforest on Thursday 5/28. I already planned out the itinerary for my family and photographer, but now I’m having super bad anxiety that my timeline won’t work if it’s going to be super busy getting into the park and finding parking, like I have recently been reading about. We planed to leave Forks around 9am - hopefully getting to the park entrance around 10am.

For anyone who’s been there recently or has experience, do you think the traffic will be terrible since it’s Memorial Day week?

We’re also planning to go to Ruby beach later in the day around 1:30-2:30 and now I’m worried about heavy traffic there as well! Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!!

YES I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF DRIVING. Any other input or suggestions would be appreciated!!! We are planning to go second or third week of this September (Rialto will be closed 😞 )

Day 1 - Arrive Seattle, make way to Port Angeles & sleep

Day 2 - Visit Lake Crescent, Solduc, Marymere falls (possibly hurricane ridge in the evening if we have time), Stay in Port Angeles

Day 3 - Visit Shi Shi Beach and/or Cape Flattery, then drive and stay in Forks

Day 4 - Hall of Mosses & Ruby Beach, Stay in Forks

Day 5 - Drive to Quinault Rainforest and spend whatever time we can there, Stay in Quinault

Day 6 - Drive to Seattle & Depart

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Hello all, I am traveling to the Olympic National Park on the Memorial Day weekend for the first time (my first camping experience as well). I do realize it is a busy time for the park, and this was a last minute sort of trip, we will be staying at a campsite near Forks.

Can someone brief me on the most crowded and less crowded places/hikes to do in the park? My initial itinerary included visiting Forks, then Rialto beach, ruby beach, tree of life, hoh rainforest, then day 2 is lake crescent and everything around, sol duc hot springs. I wanted to check out the Hurricane Ridge as well but it sounds like both the ridge and the sol duc are super crowded around this time. Im also not necessarily trying to hit all of these spots but rather have a vague idea of places I can go to.

Thank you all

Ahhh this is my first time going to ONP. And I’m nervous about packing. I was taking a carry on and now moved to a check in. Going for 5-6 days. Mostly hotels and no camping. But covering a lot. Packed rain jackets for rainforest. And beachwear for the beaches. And a puffer jacket too! It’s like I’m packing for all 4 seasons hahah. Any tips on what to bring? I think I packed way too much

Hi Folks! I’m making my first trip to the Olympics and we’ll have about 2.5 days to spend there starting the Sunday after Memorial Day. From what I have read, the Quinault area is underrated and worth a visit, and it’s a bit closer to some of the coastal areas we’re wanting to hit up. However, I’d love to get incorporate some good mountain views at some point. A few questions:
-I read that Hurricane Hill is closed Monday-Thursday this month. Is it feasible to drive there from Seattle on Sunday, get a quick mountain hike in, and then continue west and spend Monday/Tuesday in the Quinault area? Is the road crazy busy on Sunday this time of year?
-are there any good day hikes with views originating within a reasonable distance of Quinault? The rainforest looks amazing but the topography looks a bit less stunning out that way.

With our timeline and the restriction on Hurricane Hill it seems like we might be on a pick-2 triangle of Mountains-Coast-Rainforest to really have time to appreciate it but I’m wondering if there’s a good compromise I’m not seeing.

Thanks!

I'm about to go to the Park but I only have Converses and Doc Martens. Which of the two is the "best" option (regarding of the trails and the soil) ?

I know that these aren't ideal but I won't be walking for too many hours a day. I don't want to buy shoes only for the 3 days I will spend there because I already have some at home (but they are in an other country, unfortunately).