In Olympic National Park, the wilderness is taking the roads back

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The Olympian

Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest looks set to reopen this summer after new funding source emerges

A road closure threatens access to Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rainforest this summer. Courtesy Jefferson County Public Works After a months-long closure, Jefferson County has secured some of the ...
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Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest needs federal funds to reopen. No one knows when it will.

Rebecca Patterson thought that Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest would be the perfect place to elope. The self-described “moss and lichen aficionado” was fond of waterfall hikes close to her ...
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Nature Is Slowly Crumbling the Roads in This National Park in Washington — Officials Are Helpless

The roads, the trees, the trails, and the forests, almost everything that makes Olympic National Park beautiful, seem to be ...

Experience the magic of the Hoh Rain Forest: where Mount Olympus meets the Pacific Coast

The Hoh Rain Forest—pronounced “Hoe”—winds its way from Mount Olympus toward the Pacific Coast. The river itself was formed ...
The Bellingham Herald

Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know

Storm damage caused a washout along the Upper Hoh Road in Jefferson County, blocking access to Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest. Courtesy Jefferson County Public Works One of Washington’s most ...
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Olympic Peninsula: icy glaciers, lofty peaks, deep rainforest and wild ocean shores

Many years ago, when our kids were small and we lived in Spokane, Washington, our annual camping pilgrimage would include Mount Rainier National Park and continue on to spend three days in Olympic ...