Overview
About Mora Area Park Entrance Sign
Why stop
- The timber frame and stone base make a distinctive arrival photo.
Map
Where it is
Plan your stop
Before you go
6 active Olympic alerts
- CautionUS 101 Hoh River Bridge reduced to one laneUS 101 at the Hoh River Bridge is restricted to one lane of alternating traffic; obey the signals and 25 mph speed limit.Official details
- ClosureStaircase wilderness trails and campsites remain closedWilderness trails and campsites around Staircase remain closed during recovery from the Bear Gulch Fire; the developed Staircase area, including the Rapids Loop, campground, and ranger station, is…Official details

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Olympic Tour Guide
Your drive to Mora Area Park Entrance Sign, narrated.
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.
See the Olympic audio tourRecorded for this area
A Mayfly’s Brief Flight“A mayfly beside a stream has already done most of its living underwater. The young, called nymphs, breathe through gills along their abdomens and may spend a year in the water.”
Plays on the road 0.5 mi from Mora Area Park Entrance Sign in the Parkwolf Olympic Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Mora: A Forest Base Near Rialto
- The Duck Diving Beneath the Surf
- The Raven’s Wedge-Shaped Tail
- Third Beach: Forest, Stacks and a Waterfall
- 204 audio storiesacross Olympic’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Olympic Marmot, Humpback Whale, Grey Whale, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 148 trails, 94 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
Guide
More about Mora Area Park Entrance Sign
A quick arrival photoThis is a small, named park entrance sign in the Mora area, worth a brief pause if you are…
This is a small, named park entrance sign in the Mora area, worth a brief pause if you are already exploring this side of Olympic. Its appeal is the arrival photo rather than a longer visit.
Timber and stoneA heavy log crossbeam sits on two rough posts above a dark sign panel, with a carved wooden…
A heavy log crossbeam sits on two rough posts above a dark sign panel, with a carved wooden shield at one side and rounded stones built into the base. Evergreen forest fills the backdrop; the timber frame and stonework give this welcome marker more character than a standard road sign.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Olympic
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.
















