Hiker Headlines: Olympic National Park permits, share your support for the Roadless Rule
Olympic National Park permits for the summer season will be available starting April 15. You’re invited to a community meeting to provide public comments on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, sponsored by WTA and other conservation and recreation organizations. Washington State Parks now has same-day camping reservations at all campgrounds. And join the annual Washington Coast Cleanup on April 25!
It’s April 9. Olympic National Park permits for the summer season will be available starting April 15. You’re invited to a community meeting to provide public comments on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, sponsored by WTA and other conservation and recreation organizations who are in support of the rule. Washington State Parks now has same-day camping reservations at all campgrounds. And join the annual Washington Coast Cleanup on April 25! Here’s some news you may have missed while out on trail this week.
Enchanted Valley in Olympic National Park requires a backcountry permit. Photo by dh7qc.
Olympic National Park permits: Reservations for the summer backpacking season in the Olympic National Park wilderness will be available on Recreation.gov starting on April 15 at 7 a.m. The summer reservation season is May 15 through Oct. 15. All backcountry camping requires a permit in Olympic National Park. See the backcountry wilderness permit information page for more details.
Roadless Rule community meeting: Last year, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the federal government plans to eliminate the Roadless Rule, which protects about one-third of our national forests from new road construction, logging and mining. Join WTA and other conservation and recreation organizations that support the Roadless Rule at a community meeting on April 17 to speak up for public lands and against the repeal of the Roadless Rule. The meeting will be from 5:30–8 p.m. at the Mountaineers Program Center in Seattle.
State park same-day camping reservations: Visitors can now make same-day reservations for campsites in all Washington State Parks campgrounds with reservable campsites. Campsites can be reserved until 2 p.m. on the same day the reservation starts on the Washington State Parks reservation website or by calling 1-888-CAMPOUT. Same-day reservations apply only to campgrounds, and not roofed accommodations, vacation rentals, yurts or day-use facilities. First come, first served camping is available for unreserved campsites after 2:30 p.m.
Washington Coast Cleanup: Join other volunteers on April 25 to celebrate a belated Earth Day by cleaning up our coasts at the Washington Coast Cleanup! Cleanups will be taking place in several beaches across the Pacific and northern coasts of the Olympic Peninsula, as well as the coast of the Puget Sound. Check out the event list to find a cleanup near you.
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