Picnic area · Olympic National Park
A summer picnic stop with mountain views along Hurricane Hill Road.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Olympic Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Olympic National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Hurricane Hill: Summit or Picnic“Up ahead is the Hurricane Hill trailhead, for a climb to an open panorama of the Olympic peaks and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Allow two to three hours for the three point three mile round trip.”
Plays as you drive up to Hurricane Hill Picnic Areas A and B in the Parkwolf Olympic Tour Guide.
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Guide
Hurricane Hill Picnic Areas A and B sit about a mile beyond the Hurricane Ridge parking area. Area A opens onto a meadow with mountain views, and paved paths lead to its picnic tables. It is an easy way to eat outdoors without adding a hike.
Area B’s lot also takes overflow parking for the Hurricane Hill Trail, a short forest walk away. The picnic areas make a useful meal stop before or after the trail, though hikers share Area B’s lot.
There is no food service at Hurricane Ridge, so bring a meal if you want to eat here. Both areas are summer-use facilities. NPS lists restrooms and wheelchair access at both; Area A has paved paths to its tables.
Wildlife
710 sightingsOlympic MarmotMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
30 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
42 sightingsGrey WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
23 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
71 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
306 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Olympic. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingWolf Creek Trail8 mi · 5.5 hr · 0.3 mi awayBailey Range views reward a long descent through alpine flowers.
ModerateHurricane Hill Trail3.3 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.4 mi awayPaved switchbacks to Bailey Range peaks and the Strait.
ModerateKlahhane Ridge Trail7.6 mi · 5.5 hr · 0.7 mi awayA long ridgeline approach saves its steepest climb for the end.
EasyCirque Rim Trail0.5 mi · 30 min · 0.9 mi awayA half-mile paved ridge walk to a Strait overlook.
EasyHigh Ridge Trail0.5 mi · 36 min · 0.9 mi awayA half-mile loop to 360-degree views above Hurricane Ridge.
ChallengingLong Ridge Trail to Dodger Point21 mi · 13 hr · 2.2 mi awayA demanding ridge hike finishes at a 1933 fire lookout.
ChallengingSwitchback Trail3.1 mi · 3 hr · 2.6 mi awayA steep, direct climb to wildflower meadows and Klahhane Ridge.
ModerateGoblins Gate Trail3.6 mi · 2 hr · 3.2 mi awayA steep canyon spur drops to the Elwha’s narrow rocky gate.Parkwolf’s Olympic ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
