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Programs

A variety of ranger-guided programs and activities are offered throughout the summer at a number of sites around the park. Current schedules are printed in the park's free newspaper, available throughout the summer at visitor centers and ranger stations.

Ranger-guided snowshoe walks are offered on weekends, weather permitting, from December through March at Hurricane Ridge.

Olympic Park Institute:
Throughout the spring, summer and fall, Olympic Park Institute (OPI) provides one to three-day-long field seminars for adults and families. Topics are varied, ranging from natural history of the Olympics to nature photography to kayak, canoe and backpacking outings.

OPI also offers residential field science programs for K-12 school groups and hosts elderhostels for people 55 years and older. For more information about any OPI program, call (360) 928-3720.

Recommended Activities

Olympic is a wilderness park, with much of its interior accessible only by trail. A variety of spur roads lead to various destinations around the park. Scenic drives to Hurricane Ridge, along the Pacific Coast and through the forested valleys of the Sol Duc, Hoh and Quinault Rivers provide glimpses of Olympics diversity.

The best way to see the park, however, is by getting out of your car. Short (one-quarter to one-half mile) nature trails are located at Hurricane Ridge (spring through fall only), Elwha, Sol Duc, the Hoh Rain Forest and Quinault. Some of these are wheelchair accessible. Longer trails provide access to other areas of the park, including the park's wilderness beaches and rugged mountainous interior.