[Ski]

Thursday February 01, 2018 12:53 PST Olympic National Park News Release Wilderness Backpacking Permit Reservations Accepted Beginning February 15 PORT ANGELES, WA – The Wilderness Information Center (WIC) will begin accepting wilderness permit reservation requests beginning February 15 for the 2018 season. Reservation requests will now be accepted via email, mail or in person at the WIC in Port Angeles. The reservation request form is currently being updated and will be available on the park website before February 15th. The WIC previously accepted reservation requests via fax, mail, or hand delivery beginning March 15th of every year. Reservation requests will no longer be accepted via fax. Switching from fax to email will streamline permit processing for WIC staff and make the reservation process easier and more accessible to the general public. Reservations are strongly encouraged when planning trips that include one or more nights to quota areas and group sites: Quota Areas Ozette Coast (Yellow Banks to Point of the Arches) Royal Basin/Royal Lake Lake Constance Upper Lena Lake Flapjack Lakes (including Gladys Divide) Grand Valley and Badger Valley Sol Duc/Seven Lakes Basin Hoh Lake and CB Flats Hoh River Trail group sites Upper Hoh River Trail sites (Elk Lake, Glacier Meadows, Martin Creek) Reservations are required for all Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) and Special Use Permit (SUP) holders regardless of itinerary location. Wilderness Permit fees are $8.00 per person, per night for individuals 16 or older. Annual Wilderness Passes are $45.00 per person (annual flat rate). Reservations will not be accepted earlier than February 15th. For more information about wilderness permits and backpacking in Olympic National Park, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-trip-planner.htm. www.nps.gov

[reststep]

Thanks for posting this Ski. The following quote is from the Wilderness Camping Permits page at the Olympic National Park website in the Wilderness Use Fee section.

[Ski]

[hbb]

I'm pretty sure the only time I have used a fax machine in the past 5 years was to send a reservation request to the ONP WIC. E-mail will be a nice change.

[bobbi]

we'll probably read that it was a typo ... should be March 15, ha ha February 15 works great!