Camping:
Permits/Reservations: Obtain permits in person at the WIC in Port Angeles or at the Hoh Visitor Center. Reservations should be made for parties of 7 or more persons and for groups with stock animals. All other sites are first come, first served. Reservations can also be made for Elk Lake, Glacier Meadows, Hoh Lake and the 7 Lakes Basin Area. Reservations may be made by calling the WIC at (360) 565-3100.
Food Storage Method: Community bear wires are available at Tom Creek, Happy Four, 5-mile Island, Olympus Guard Station, Lewis Meadow, Elk Lake and Glacier Meadows.
Location and sites: Gravel bars on the Hoh River make good low impact campsites. Otherwise, camp in preexisting sites: Tom Creek (3 individual sites, 1 group site), Five Mile Island (3 individual sites, 2 group sites, 1 stock site), Happy Four (2 individual sites), Olympus Guard Station (7 individual sites, 2 group sites), Lewis Meadow (2 individual sites, 1group site, 1 stock site), Elk Lake (7 individual sites, 1 group site, 1 stock site .5 mi. below lake), Glacier Meadows (11 individual sites, 1 group site).
Toilet Facilities: Pit toilets at 5-mile Island, Olympus Guard Station, Elk Lake, Glacier Meadows, use blue bags on Mt. Olympus
Water Source: Hoh River and various side streams - Always boil, filter or chemically treat your drinking water to prevent getting Giardia.
Stock: Camp only in designated stock sites. No camping above Martin Creek. See Stock Use.
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