Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest looks set to reopen this summer

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.
Washington state eyes disaster declaration to reopen Olympic Park’s Hoh Rainforest
In December, the Hoh River took out Jefferson County’s Upper Hoh Road, the only vehicular access to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, campground, picnic area, and trailheads. The county’s efforts to get federal aid for emergency repairs have failed,
Washington to pay for road repairs so Hoh Rain Forest can reopen
A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.
WA eyes disaster declaration to reopen Hoh Rainforest
Washington state officials hope revising a disaster declaration will bring federal aid to reopen the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National... Read Story
Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest access road closure enters third month
An official for Jefferson County, which maintains Upper Hoh Road next to the Hoh River, says a lack of federal and state funding for repairs is behind the lag.
Gov. Ferguson announces $623k for Hoh Rainforest access road
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced $623,000 in funding to repair the Hoh Rainforest access road in Olympic National Park on Thursday.
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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