Olympic National Park closed three of its best-known roads and their campgrounds on Monday, November 9, after a powerful weekend storm brought high winds that dropped trees and large branches across the western side of the park, the National Park Service said in park alerts. Hoh Road, Sol Duc Road and Mora Road are closed, along with the Hoh, Sol Duc and Mora campgrounds, and Hurricane Ridge Road was also closed on Monday morning because of snow and ice. The park has given no reopening date for any of the closures.

Source: National Park Service via DeepArrival

The park's official road-conditions table, updated November 9, lists both Sol Duc Road and Upper Hoh Road as “Closed” as of 11/9/2026. Sol Duc Road runs 14 miles from U.S. Highway 101; Upper Hoh Road runs 18 miles from Highway 101. The park advises travellers to call its recorded road and weather line, (360) 565-3131, which is updated daily, before setting out.

Source: National Park Service — Current Road Conditions, Olympic National Park

A weekend of falling trees

The closures follow a stormy weekend on the Olympic Peninsula. FOX 13 Seattle reported that fallen trees trapped visitors' cars on the Hoh Road during the storm — five cars were caught between downed trees — and that park crews had reopened the upper Hoh Road by 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 8. The park's Monday alert lists Hoh Road as closed again, so the park says it should be treated as closed until the park says otherwise. The park told FOX 13 that the Hoh Rain Forest, Sol Duc, Lake Crescent and Kalaloch areas were all affected by the storm.

The same storm closed the peninsula's main highway. Downed trees blocked U.S. 101 in both directions at milepost 219.21 near Sol Duc Hot Springs Road beginning at 1:29 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, until further notice, according to Washington State Department of Transportation information. FOX 13 also reported that the storm knocked out power across the Seattle area on Saturday night, that utilities were still restoring service on Sunday, and that fire officials warned drivers never to drive over downed power lines.

What each closed road leads to

Hoh Road is the only road into the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the largest temperate rain forests in the United States, leading to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center and the Hall of Mosses trail. Sol Duc Road serves Sol Duc Hot Springs and the trail to Sol Duc Falls. Mora Road leads toward Rialto Beach on the Pacific coast near La Push. Hurricane Ridge Road, the main route up from Port Angeles to the mountain viewpoint, was closed on Monday, November 9, from 9 a.m. because of snow and ice, the park says.

Why these roads matter

Upper Hoh Road is the sole access to the Hoh Rain Forest's campgrounds, trailheads and visitor centre; the National Park Service counted about 176,566 vehicles carrying nearly 460,000 visitors on the road in 2024, according to the Washington governor's office. U.S. 101 is the Olympic Peninsula's main corridor for residents, deliveries and visitors alike, so tree blockages on the highway and the park roads together can isolate coastal and rain-forest communities until crews clear and inspect the routes. Washington's Punjabi community — centred on the Seattle-Tacoma area — is among the many communities that use Highway 101 and the park for work trips and family visits.

What happens next

The park has announced no reopening dates. Roads and campgrounds will reopen only when crews have cleared fallen trees and branches, checked for further storm damage and judged the routes safe; Hurricane Ridge Road will reopen when snow and ice conditions permit. Visitors should expect the Monday alerts to stand until the National Park Service posts an update, and should check conditions again before any trip to the Hoh, Sol Duc, Mora or Hurricane Ridge areas.