The only road with access to the rainforest in Olympic National Park has been closed since December 2024 from a washout, with ...

Nearly 460,000 people visited the Hoh Rain Forest last year, Olympic National Park reported. It has been closed for nearly ...

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.

The BriefWashington Governor Bob Ferguson pledged $623,000 from the state’s Strategic Reserve fund, along with $27,000 in ...

The only road going into the popular destination is closed due to storm damage and the federal funding needed to repair it ...

Washington state officials hope revising a disaster declaration will bring federal aid to reopen the Hoh Rainforest in ...

In December, the Hoh River took out Jefferson County’s Upper Hoh Road, the only vehicular access to the Hoh Rain Forest ...

Private donors gave $27,000 toward the repairs, which Jefferson County officials are hoping to complete before summer.

An official for Jefferson County, which maintains Upper Hoh Road next to the Hoh River, says a lack of federal and state ...

Because the Hoh Rainforest is a significant economic driver for Peninsula economies, the road repair qualifies for the funding stream. It falls under RCW 43.330.250, which defines what the money can ...

“The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the crown jewels of Olympic National Park and Washington’s coastal communities,” Ferguson stated in a press release. “It is also a critical driver of tourism ...

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December ... of millions in state tax revenue. Washington State Standard is part of ...