Once beneath the Humes Glacier, we ascend steep benches onto the glacier and rope up for the ascent to Blizzard Pass. This is a challenging section with tricky navigation and sections of dense bushwhacking. From here we descend into Queets Basin, where we establish our camp for the night.ĭAY 4 - QUEETS BASIN to HOH GLACIER (CAMP PAN)įrom camp we begin a long traverse towards the Humes Glacier. Pulitzer to start off the day, we make our way south along what is arguably the most classic section of the route with breathtaking views in all directions, towards Bear Pass. We descend to Cream Lake and work our way into Upper Ferry Basin where we make our camp for the night. Ruth (lots of sidehilling on this section). Day 1 we’ll camp somewhere between Heart Lake and the Catwalk.Īfter crossing the Catwalk, our route predominantly traverses the flanks of Mt. Leaving one of our vehicles here, we then drive 2 hours to the Sol Duc River Trailhead, our starting point. We meet at the Overnight Parking Lot of the Hoh Rainforest Visitor Center at 8am for introductions and a gear check.

Hoh River mouth: Closes to recreational fishing on April 1, 2021.Īnglers should note that fishing in the Hoh River system and the Bogachiel River within the park will remain open through April 15.Ĭurrent information and fishing regulations are available on the park website at nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/fishing.DAY 1 - SOL DUC TRAILHEAD to THE HIGH DIVIDE.

Dickey River mouth: Closes to recreational fishing on Ap.

Quillayute River: Closes to recreational fishing on Ap.

Anglers must use artificial lure with a barbless single point hook.

As of December 14, the use of bait is prohibited.The early sport fishing closure in the Queets River system is designed to allow for opportunity to harvest early timed hatchery steelhead while better protecting the wild run.Closes to recreational fishing on Febru.Queets wild steelhead have failed to meet that escapement goal in each of the last four years and returns in recent years were among the lowest on record.įisheries within Olympic National Park are managed to provide a variety of fishing opportunities, allow for the harvest of hatchery steelhead, and protect wild steelhead populations.To better protect wild steelhead, Olympic National Park is implementing the following in-season changes: The 2020-21 forecast for Queets wild steelhead is expected to be well below the escapement goal of 4,200 fish.

Of particular concern is the forecasted low return of Queets River wild steelhead. Olympic National Park has conservation concerns for wild steelhead and is implementing in-season fishing regulation changes within park waters.

Queets river shuttle