No matter how many national parks I check off my bucket list, Olympic National Park remains my favorite, a place that I am drawn to over and over again. If you’ve never walked under the canopy of ...

“I can confirm that Olympic National Park is searching for a visitor that fell into the Sol Duc River yesterday, June 8, 2025, at 12:48pm,” spokesperson Molly Pittman told SFGATE in an email.

Olympic National Park is known as one of the quietest places in the U.S., and it's home to 1 million acres of rainforest. Here's what you need to know before you go.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Sol Duc Falls area in Olympic National Park is closed while crews prepare to recover the body of an 18-year-old man who fell over the 50-foot waterfall over the weekend ...

Olympic National Park is not a drive-through park since roads don’t bisect it. U.S. Route 101 wraps around the Olympic Peninsula, and park roads dead-end at ranger stations or visitor centers.

A tragic scene unfolded over the weekend when an 18-year-old hiker slipped and fell down a 50-foot waterfall at a popular park in Washington. According to reports, the man was walking across the ...

It’s more difficult, though, to keep an eye on park visitors who create most of the problems. According to the U.S. Forest Service, nearly nine out of 10 of wildfires in the U.S. every year are caused ...

An 18-year-old man dies after slipping into Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park. Recovery efforts are hindered due to high river flows and weather conditions. Skip Navigation.

Texas teen Grant Herridge died after falling over a waterfall at Olympic National Park in Washington State in the Sol Duc Falls area. He was set to go to Baylor University in the fall.

This bill to protect Olympic National Forest has been stuck for 13 years The bill would add new protections for 126,500 acres and 19 rivers By Sam Hill , Pacific Northwest Contributing Parks ...

Officials closed part of Olympic National Park in Washington State this week to recover the body of a teenager who slipped and fell over a 50-foot waterfall last weekend, the National Park Service ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — An 18-year-old man died after falling over a waterfall in Olympic National Park, according to the agency. The Sol Duc Falls area remains closed as officials work to recover ...