Hoh Rainforest

Bosque en Clallam County, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Mejores meses: mayo–octubre
• Duración típica: 3h

Acceso y tarifas

• $35 per vehicle (validity: 7 days · pass accepted: America the Beautiful $80)
• america the beautiful annual pass (tarifa: USD 80 · covers: all national parks and federal lands)

Qué hacer

• backcountry camping (permit: required, reserve at recreation.gov)
• hall of mosses loop hike (surface: largely paved · distancia: 0.8 mi / 1.2 km · duración: 30–45 min)
• hoh lake trail hike (destination: Bogachiel Peak)
• hoh river trail hike (distancia: 18.5 mi one-way · terminus: Blue Glacier moraine, Mt. Olympus)
• spruce nature trail hike (distancia: 1.2 mi / 1.9 km loop · features: old-growth, Hoh River floodplain, interpretive signs)
• wildlife viewing — roosevelt elk (herd size: ~300 · best spots: Spruce Nature Trail, 5-Mile Island)

Antes de ir

• summer parking fills early (consejo: main lot full by 9 am on summer weekends; overflow 0.3 mi back on road)

Servicios

• campground — 72 sites (water: sí · hookups: ninguno · incluye: 1 group site, 1 ADA site · fire ring: sí · picnic table: sí)
• firewood sales, b-loop (temporada: May–Sep · availability: first-come, first-served)
• food storage lockers at campground
• hoh rain forest visitor center (horario: daily summer; Fri–Sun spring/fall; closed Jan–early Mar)

Mejor época para visitar

• arrive by 6am weekends in summer (motivo: parking fills by 9 am · temporada: Jul–Aug Saturdays)
• elk viewing — early morning (temporada: durante todo el año · locations: Spruce Nature Trail, 5-Mile Island)
• weekday morning visit (temporada: arrive by 8 am Sat Jul–Aug; weekdays less crowded)

Características

• annual precipitation (amount: 140 in avg per year)
• elevation range (low: 394 ft · high: 2493 ft)
• hoh river valley, olympic mountains west slope
• largest accessible temperate rainforest, contiguous us
• one square inch of silence
• roosevelt elk herd (tamaño: approx 300 animals)
• temperate old-growth rainforest (elevación: roughly sea level · precipitation: 140–170 in/yr)
• trees up to 200 ft tall, 1,000 yrs old (especies: Sitka spruce, western red cedar, western hemlock, bigleaf maple)

Cerca de aquí

• bogachiel state park — 23 mi (services: showers, dump station (fee))
• forks, wa — ~31 mi west (drive: ~40 min · lodging: disponible)
• kalaloch campground — 33 mi south (services: dump station (fee))
• port angeles — ~89 mi east (drive: ~1 hr 45 min)

Datos útiles

• 7-day max stay, reservation season
• campground reservations required peak season (temporada: Jun 12–Sep 6, 2026 · advance: up to 6 months · book via: recreation.gov)
• drive from forks (duración: approx 40 min)
• main parking lot ~80 cars (overflow: 0.3 mi back on access road)
• no cell service on upper hoh road (consejo: download offline maps before Highway 101)
• no rv hookups or dump station (nearest dump: Bogachiel State Park, 23 mi (fee))
• pets prohibited on all trails (allowed: campground, picnic areas, parking lots on leash)
• rvs over 21 ft not recommended (motivo: narrow main parking lot)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-23X7-2G263

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