Olympic National Park

Hurricane Ridge Road Set to Reopen Saturday in Olympic National Park

Barring weather problems, Hurricane Ridge Road in [url=http://www.nps.gov/olym]Olympic National Park[/url] should be back in business on Saturday, a week earlier than was predicted when a contractor was hired to repair road damage caused by a landslide.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2010 5:15am

Final Batch of Fishers to Be Freed in Olympic National Park

Three years have passed since Washington state and Olympic National Park officials embarked down the road of fisher recovery in the national park. On Saturday, the final batch of these weasel-like predators were to be set free into the park's backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2010 6:00am

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Proposed Boundary Change Would Add Nearly 241 Acres to Olympic National Park

A boundary change being proposed at Olympic National Park would add nearly 241 acres to the park in the name of sockeye salmon habitat protection.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2010 5:00am

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Creature Feature: The Marbled Murrelet is a Flagship Species in the Old-Growth Forest Preservation Movement.

Logging in the old-growth forests of the North Pacific Coast is being blamed for the sharp decline of the marbled murrelet population. More logging restrictions are needed to save the little seabird, and that is causing quite a stir.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 22nd, 2011 11:25am

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Spring Lodging Deals Announced For Olympic National Park Properties

With spring right around the corner in some parts of the country, lodging deals are starting to appear on the national park landscape. At Olympic National Park, for example, you can land in a room for as little as $79 a night.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 17th, 2010 11:14am

Washington's National Park Fund Looking For Volunteers Interested in Marmots

Interested in marmots? Enjoy Olympic National Park? Can you spare some time this summer? If you answered 'Yes' to those questions, the folks at Washington's National Park Fund want to hear from you.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 3rd, 2010 4:00am

Olympic National Park To Rehab Boulder Creek Area, Erase Creek Road

The Boulder Creek Road in Olympic National Park soon will be no more. Park officials have made the decision to remove the remaining vestiges of the road and rehabilitate the corridor for hikers and stock travel and restore the Boulder Creek Campground.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 29th, 2010 4:00am

Hurricane Ridge Road Repairs in Olympic National Park Expected to Take Six Weeks

Engineers say it will take six weeks to rebuild a 100-foot-long stretch of the Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park that collapsed the other day.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 21st, 2010 7:33am

Mudslide Closes Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park, which has been beaten and battered in recent years by powerful storms, lost a 100-foot section of roadway leading up to Hurricane Ridge when soil saturated by recent heavy rains spurred a mudslide.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2010 5:37pm

Some Unusual Lodges To Consider For Your Next National Park Visit

Any mention of national park lodges causes most people to envision park icons such as Old Faithful Inn, El Tovar, Ahwahnee, or Many Glacier Hotel. Dozens of other national park lodges are scattered across the country, of course, although many receive little publicity and remain virtually unknown to many experienced travelers.

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By David and Kay Scott - February 12th, 2010 4:09pm

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