Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest could reopen

Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest looks set to reopen this summer after new funding source emerges
The only road with access to the rainforest in Olympic National Park has been closed since December 2024 from a washout, with funding uncertain.
Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest could reopen in May after state, private grants
Nearly 460,000 people visited the Hoh Rain Forest last year, Olympic National Park reported. It has been closed for nearly three months.
Hoh Rain Forest could reopen in May with new road repair plan
Washington state is providing more than $600,000 to help repair the lone access road to the Hoh Rain Forest, which officials say should allow the popular area of Olympic National Park to reopen sometime in May.
Will Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest be closed this summer? Here’s what we know
The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it has been delayed.
State hopes to reopen Hoh Rainforest access road by May
Private donors gave $27,000 toward the repairs, which Jefferson County officials are hoping to complete before summer.
Ferguson orders use of $623K in reserve funds to reopen damaged road to Hoh Rain Forest
Bob Ferguson announced on Thursday that he directed the use of $623,000 from the strategic reserve account on an emergency basis to fix the access road to the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park.
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This one road’s closure could cancel your summer plans
Because the Upper Hoh Rain Forest Road is the only route to the rainforest’s trailheads, its closure could lead to canceled summer plans and disappointed tourists. The Hoh Rain Forest is ...
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Hoh Rain Forest might not be able to open this summer due to road washout
FORKS, Wash. — A popular hiking and camping area inside Olympic National Park is still closed after a storm washed out several feet of the only road that can access it in December. The Hoh Rain ...
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Hoh Rain Forest road closure could impact tourism in Olympics
Because the Upper Hoh Rain Forest Road is the only route to the rainforest’s trailheads, its closure could lead to canceled summer plans and disappointed tourists. The Hoh Rain Forest is ...
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State funds to repair Hoh Road
Because the Hoh Rainforest is a significant economic driver for Peninsula economies, the road repair qualifies for the funding stream. It falls under RCW 43.330.250, which defines what the money ...