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Olympic Hurricane Ridge Road, Washington

The 17-mile road from the Port Angeles visitor center up more than 5,000 feet to Hurricane Ridge, the easiest place to see the Olympic Mountains. The wilderness park that fought over one road, a soldier who took a month to make the same climb, three tunnels through Burnt Mountain, lava from the sea floor, the marmots found nowhere else, and a 2,900-year-old basket that came out of the snow.

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Olympic National Park Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to exploreDownload the tour before you set out in case you lose signal. Park at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road in Port Angeles, then press Start. The tour follows Hurricane Ridge Road 17 miles up to the Hurricane Ridge parking area. The road is open daily in summer; in summer the ridge lot fills and cars are held at the Heart O' the Hills entrance station, with waits of up to two hours. In winter (generally late November to March; from November 28 in 2026) it is usually open uphill only 9 am to 4 pm Friday to Sunday and some holidays, vehicles must be below Heart O' the Hills by 5 pm, and every vehicle must carry tire chains. It is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas and can close at any time for weather: call 360-565-3131. A park entrance pass is required ($30 per private vehicle, 7 days). The lodge burned in 2023: there is no food or drinking water at the ridge, so bring both.

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    Facts from Olympic National Park (NPS) pages on Hurricane Ridge, its winter season and the 2023 lodge fire, geology, mountains, forests, the Olympic marmot, Roosevelt elk, exploration and the peoples of the Olympic Peninsula; the NPS 'Hurricane Ridge Road: Determination of Eligibility' (Christy Avery, 2025, via npshistory.com); and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe's historical timeline. Music: Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Adagio, Skidmore College Orchestra, Musopen (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.