The weather is so unpredictable here, even in the summer. We lucked out, warm, clear skies! Lots of hiking on paved and well-maintained gravel trails. Lots of wildlife. The park rangers do a great job. There's construction happening at the HR visitor's center, but you can still drive through to Hurricane Hill trailhead. Because of the crowds and Covid, I recommend visiting in the morning, and on a weekday if you can. We arrived Friday @11 and the lot at the visitor's center was almost full.

We wanted to avoid the crowds. We have 5 kids and they love it when we drag them out of bed at the crack of dawn on vacation! They grumble a bit at first but they are always thrilled when we have some peace and tranquility. We arrived in the park at 8 am on a Tuesday. We recommend driving past the visitor center about 1 mile and go straight to the parking lot on hurricane hill. It is a small parking lot (about 30 cars with an overflow lot down the hill) that fills quickly. When we arrived by 8:30 it was about half full. Between the visitor center and the hurricane hill lot we saw a black bear and several deer along the road. We hiked to the top of hurricane hill (5 kids age 8-18). The hike is about 3 miles round trip and it is fully paved (a few small unpaved paths you can wander on). The last part on the way up is a bit of a challenge. We needed to stop for a few breaks. The mosquitoes were heavy and swarmed you when we stood still and as we walked. We tried to avoid using it but after about 15 minutes we were covered in mosquitoes. Bring bug spray!!! The paved path was nice but I prefer unpaved paths to make it feel more natural. I guess it was recently paved. We finished the hike in about 2 hours and it never felt very crowded. Probably my second favorite hike ever, after the hike to Hidden Lake in Glacier.

This beautiful 17 mile drive ascends from near sea level up to alpine meadows and views of the Olympic Mountains. There are several viewpoints along the way and a few tunnels too. A large parking area is the staring point for several trails along the ridge. The trails near the visitor center are paved, then turn into regular dirt trails as you move out of the area. We hiked the Klahhane Ridge trail to a viewpoint with views in all directions. While we were there in July, the visitor center was closed with access only to the restroom at the entrance door. There is some construction below the center and the road to Hurricane Hill just past the visitor center is closed for construction. We saw fields of wildflowers during our visit as well as marmot and plenty of deer. The deer are acclimated to people and will approach, looking for handouts. The views from the ridge allow you to see the snow capped peaks of the Olympic Mountains, including the glaciers on Mt Olympus, the tallest peak in the park. This area is one of the must-see highlights of Olympic National Park. The visitor center at the base of mountain road is a great first stop, unfortunately it is closed due to the pandemic.

This was our first stop as we were visiting Olympic National Park. It is a long, slow drive up the visitor's center. As the visitor's center parking was nearly full, they were slowing us up at the entrance which made the wait about 30 minutes. The view from the visitor's center offers you stunning views of the Olympic mountain range. Restrooms and gift shop were open at the visitor's center.

Hurricane Ridge was our first stop on our few days at Olympic National Park and we arrived in the late afternoon. We were thrilled that the gift shop was actually open (as so many in our national parks aren't yet). We shopped a bit and hiked a few of the shorter trails. It was incredible that from one area of the park you could see mountains and glaciers on one side and gorgeous views of the Strait Juan de Fuca on the other. We saw lots of wildlife, including a ton of deer and a few marmots, which was exciting! The deer weren't scared at all and wandered right into the parking lots and mingled with the cars. Even the drive up to the top were beautiful!

One of the highlights at Olympic National Park. We did the hurricane hill trail which provides excellent views of the ridge. The trail is uphill but is completely paved so it's not too difficult. There are amazing views of the ridge and on a clear day you can see the city of Port Angeles and beyond that to Canada. There are also marmots and deer you can spot along the trail.

Went in early august and it’s just awesomeeeeeeee.. fantastic views and amazing nature . It can get a bit cold up there , even in peak summers. . There is a good cafe and a visitor center on top of this mountain. Really awesome place . Drive up wasn’t that bad . Just drive slow in turns . Lots of view points before you end up in hurricane ridge . Loved the clouds and the whole thing was so photogenic … there were some small trails to get better views but we stayed right next to the visitor center to take tons of pics ! Well worth it . Loved it . Thumbs up 👍

Travelled far to get there only to find d out that the park had reached its daily limit of 375 cars. The daily limit is usually reached at 10 am forest ranger Jane-doe told us. We only wanted to drive up to the top to take a photo as there is nothingbup there to do. The center at the top burned down so there are no washrooms or food or drink available. It would have been nice if the park rangers could figure out how to advertise tgat there park closes down to the public around 10am each day. Extremely disappointed to have traveled all the way there to be rejected at the gate. Its unfortunate they cant figure out how to keep the park open to everyone while they rebuild washrooms. That is alotvof revenue that they are losingveach day. Revenue tgat could be used to fund the building of new washrooms. Too bad no one in charge can figure that out. We will not be returning and we will be sure to share this terrible experience with everyone we know.

Worth going to! The hike up the trail isn't too steep (if I can do it, most likely you can too). While we were on top of the first ridge my phone "Welcomed me to Canada". Lol. That's right! You can see Canada from the top of the trail. The visitor center has a little place to grab a drink and snacks. Plus some very nice souvenirs and gifts. There are plenty of sitting areas outside where you can just enjoy the view and have a snack! While we were there, they were only letting a limited amount of people inside the building (due to Covid) we didn't have to wait long to get in.

We spent a few days visiting Olympic National Park and came to Hurricane Ridge on Friday 7/30. The NPS website has a webcam which shows the weather at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. There were 2 trails we did in the area: Hurricane Hill Trail to Hurricane Ridge - this trail STARTS at the very small Hurricane Hill parking lot. I would say there are no more than 30 spots. We arrived at 9 am and literally squeezed ourselves into the last spot. The trail is paved. It is 3.2 miles round trip with 826 feet elevation gain. We reached the top after 1 hour and 15 minutes and it is an uphill climb with very little shade. At the top, interestingly, I got a text welcoming me to Canada! All throughout the trail, you are awarded spectacular views of Olympic National Park. By far, my favorite hike in the entire park. The views were AMAZING! We stopped for photos along the way. The entire hike took us 2 hours. High Ridge Trail to Sunrise Point - this trail STARTS at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. It is .9 miles roundtrip loop. We started this trail around 11: 30 am and finished around noon. Again, it is very little shade at Sunrise Point and it gets hot. Also, the Visitor Center has flushing toilets. At the time of visit, masks were required.