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LOCATION
Northwestern Washington. The Olympic Peninsula thrusts like a thumb into the Pacific, separated from the mainland by the Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; the park occupies the bulk of the peninsula's interior (and is surrounded by Olympic National Forest, which encompasses almost all other land), as well as a narrow strip along the coast.

ADDRESS
Olympic National Park
600 East Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA 98362-6798

Web site: www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm
E-mail: OLYM_Visitor_Center@nps.gov

TELEPHONE
(360) 565-3130

GETTING THERE
From Seattle, the northern parts of the park are best accessed by first taking a ferry across the Puget Sound, then following U.S. 101 to your destination. Other areas of the park are best reached by skirting south of the sound, taking I-5 to U.S. 12 to U.S. 101.

Transportation

Bus lines: Port Angeles is served daily from downtown Seattle and SeaTac Airport by Olympic Bus Lines and Tours. Reservations are recommended: Call (360) 452-3858.

Airlines: SeaTac is the nearest major airport; Horizon Air (an Alaska Airlines affiliate) provides regularly scheduled flights to Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.

Ferry Service: Car and passenger ferry service is available throughout most of the year between Victoria, British Columbia and Port Angeles. Reservations are not available, but for more information, contact Black Ball Transport, Inc. at (360) 457-4491. Victoria Rapid Transit operates a summer passenger-only ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria. For reservations and information, call (360) 452-8088.

Fees

Entrance permits and passes are sold spring through fall at park entrance stations. The fee is $10.00 per vehicle ($5.00 per person for bicyclists and bus passengers) and is good for seven consecutive days at any park entrance. A $10.00 per vehicle fee is also collected at the Hurricane Ridge entrance on weekends during the winter. Season passes ($20.00; good for one calendar year) are also available. The Golden Eagle Pass, an annual pass good at all National Park Service areas, as well as other Federal Fee Areas is now $50. The lifetime Golden Age pass costs $10 for individuals who are 62 or older and the free Golden Access pass is available to individuals who can show written proof of permanent disability.

There are nightly fees (ranging from $8 to $12) for most park campgrounds.

Use of the park's RV sewage dump stations costs $3 per use.

There is a $1 daily parking fee at Ozette.

On May 23, Olympic National Park will begin charging fees for all overnight trips into the park's wilderness backcountry. Proceeds from the wilderness fee program will go directly to fund projects that benefit park wilderness and wilderness users.

The Wilderness Fee program has two components -- a Permit Registration Fee and an Individual Nightly Fee.

The Permit Registration Fee is $5 for a single permit good for up to 14 days and a maximum of 12 people.

The Individual Nightly Fee is $2 per person per night for any overnight stay in the park backcountry. Persons 16 years old and younger are exempt from this fee.

A Frequent Hiker Pass will be available for $30 per person per year. This is an annual, non-transferable pass, good for twelve months from the date of issue. It covers all wilderness use fees for the pass holder. Additional Frequent Hiker Passes for members of the same household will cost $15.

Maximum fee amounts have been set at $50 for groups of one to six for up to 14 nights and $100 for groups of seven to twelve for up to 14 nights. (Without the fee cap, a 6-person group staying 14 nights would be charged $173.)

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