Great stop to start your day at Olympic National Park. Maps and general guiding for the park is available right as you get out of your car. Due to covid, the station was closed to be able to buy souvenirs or anything other than books, but a ranger was there to help if needed. Only issue I had was that the water fountains werent working.

Visited in Aug 2020, while under the CDC and state guidelines. An outdoor booth is set up with 2 staff members available to answer questions, provide brochures and a small selection of souvenirs for purchase. The restrooms were well ventilated and maintained clean. Behind the center is also the wilderness permit and bear cannisters are available for rent. Its a very nice center serving as your first stop before heading into the many places you can explore within the Park.

The lakes, the hikes, the mountains! Beautiful! Rialto beach.

Absolutely beautiful! It was not the first time visiting but had a friend visiting from another state and wanted to share amazing views. He was most impressed! First time I visited was at least 50 years ago! Every time outstay!!!

My family had a great time here! We were a little lost trying to find a couple of hikes to do for the day and we got some awesome information from the rangers. We ended up having a great time at the park. This is the perfect place to find information! And a bathroom.

This is always a great spot to visit if you plan on visiting Hurricane Ridge or any ONP campgrounds. The staff is helpful and you can still buy a number of memorabilia items despite the store being closed for now. Bathrooms were open on my last visit.

It is nice but unlike other parks you are driving around town looking for the next place to stop. It was a little strange but a lot of fun.

Great happy and helpful Ranger. Cool information.

A great gateway to the Olympic Peninsula & National Forest. Tremendously beautiful park. Unique wilderness, wonderful for Stargazing!

Glad we stopped here on the way up to hurricane ridge. Great park and trail info, as well as maps to take with us. Thanks for the great service.

Beautiful. The building is well kept and feels really comfy. There was a fire going and everyone was friendly!

Beautiful park but lot of drive inside you need multiple days to cover.. if planning to go from Seattle make sure you have enough time as the shortest drive route include Ferry ride.. going there in morning is good but while coming back its lot of wait time so visit with extra time . Everything ferry is over booked and have to wait 2 hrs to get in.. else its a beautiful visit .

Contains a nice little info center with several things for the kids to see and do. The ranger was extremely friendly and helpful as well. There are 2 or 3 hikes of varying length that begin from the visitor center, including a half mile hike with just the right amount of distance and adventure for Families with kids (5 and up).

I dont really know if I can describe this place in a review. Its just flat out breathtaking everywhere you go. It has endless trails and places to discover. Everything is picturesque and beautiful beyond belief. I wouldnt recommend staying here for fewer than 2 days - youll really miss out on all the natural delight that this great state has to offer.

Very helpful information provided by park ranger. Overall happy

Great national park with two distinct parts. One is along the coast. Sandy shores with rocky outcrops. The tall ones in the waves are known as sea stacks. The part more inland has woods that get a lot of rain, so theres a lot of moss, and lush vegetation.

Beautiful scenery, a variety of ecosystems. Great park for extended exploration.

Gotta love nature. And the hall of moses during sunset is pretty cool, if your into the weird spooky trees. This is the rain forest, so summer time can be extremely hot. Like anytime youre hiking, always bring plenty of water and remember it gets darker faster in the woods.

Really good idea to stop. They told us things to see that we were able to add to our plans.

Cannot wait to come back here. Only had about 5 hours to explore, but we plan to return. Lush forests and an incredible amount of beauty. We traveled along the 101 and explored some of the highlights. Even the trip up the Olympic peninsula was a pleasure with the changing fall colors. Highly recommended national park.

Staying safe with the COVID-19 and yet still able to give information. It was interesting to see 6 foot markers with informative comparisons.

Been here twice now and had a super great experience.I was super surprised to see that the public restrooms were very clean.The staff was also super nice, helpful and easy to talk to. We were able to get a lot of information about the forest, surrounding area, and nearby hikes.

The park rangers were very helpful in suggesting some great hikes that we could go on and provided an awesome brochure.

Very nice visitor center, friendly staffs. Large bathrooms outside the visitor center building, adjacent to the parking lot. Plenty of parking at least during an end of March visit. Its easy to find from Port Angeles, off highway 101.There are a few exhibits in the visitor center - roosevelt elk, cougar, whale hunting boat, and skulls of various animals.The road to hurricane ridge is drivable at this time, but we did not attempt as its probably still mostly snow covered at the top.

This is an awesome spot to pick up permits, ask questions, get cool visitor gifts, take short nature trails, and get an assortment of great ranger talks. This is a very busy park, so plan to get there early and expect some crowds later in the day and on weekends.

Covid precautions in place.... but still going strong with info and select bookstore items available

Loved it here! The park rangers were very helpful, and when it was raining they gave us some amazing advice of waterfalls to see despite us thinking the rain was going to ruij our trek out!

I visited here on a rainy Christmas day 2019. They were closed but there was a nice walk path behind the visitor center in to the woods. A short path, I think less than a half mile but I got to see huge fallen trees and mushrooms, ferns as tall as me. My kids and I really enjoyed it a lot. It felt as though we were walking through a jungle because no one was there due to Christmas holiday. Damp and wet forest full of green plants is almost never seen from where we live (so.cal) so it was real special for us

Several biomes: want ocean? Want sub Alpine mountains? Want rainforest? This park has them all. Absolutely breathtaking views-and some hairy trails along obstruction path. Moose lake is can and serene, with a well maintained campsite. In mid June, temperatures at night dropped (possibly; I was told by another hiker this) below freezing, or at most low thirties, with any wind being frigid and biting; come prepared for this. We hiked a trail though the Hoh rainforest as well, I cant recall the name, but it was just gorgeous at every turn.

The visitor center itself was closed due to Covid19 but there were two rangers available for questions. They both were very friendly and helpful. There are two trails for walking that start near the visitor center, both walkable loops and the shorter trail is wheelchair accessible. Thr setting is beautiful and peaceful.

An absolutely beautiful national park. Such diversity in the landscape and wonderful trails to hike from paved and easy to rugged and challenging. An absolute must see place.

Even the center was close due to Covid 19. There are 2 Rangers out front available to help you.

Friendly staff, knowledgeable of the area, and easy access are plus factors. You really should visit here to receive an update and closure of attraction

Long nose bear.How much more do I have to say.Other than long nose bear, very informative, cute little gift shop, and a kids corner thing with a really odd bear and a puppet show setup. Could use some upgrades. There was a magazine in there from 1992.5 stars for the long nose bear.

Couldnt go inside because of covid 19. But the rangers were outside giving useful information

In the year of covid it was not really open. So, the Rangers were there to answer a lot of travel info. We will go back.

Visited during COVID, so they were open but outside. The gentleman selling the merchandise could have been friendlier, but the rangers were nice! Bathrooms are open and clean!

Buy the annual pass or camping passes, get maps, have someone skilled tell you about the area youd like to check out. Or just learn something new. Also donate to the park while youre there to help them keep it going strong :)

This is a great place to explore outside the building as well ! There a few options for lunch or break nature walks!!I took this one on a cloudy day...yet the nature bathing was supreme!Not sure what type of mushroom this one represents!!Enjoy this amazing location not far from downtown.

Getting information is like pulling teeth. unless you ask questions no information is given. How do I know what questions to ask if never been here?

Outstanding staff whove always helped steer me in the right direction for amazing outings.

Take the drive up to the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, the drive, views and hikes are amazing.

One of the most beautiful national parks. Ive been to many.

The park ranger was helpful and they even have a small gift shop setup outside

This delightful little gateway to the Olympic National Park is home to fun and informative wildlife displays, wooded trails for casual walks, a small theater, and a truly top-notch Discovery Room for kids of all ages. This isnt even touching on the items and passes for purchase, or the welcoming and engaging staff. What a treasure!

Great park staff and awesome displays!

The visitor center is a good place to start your trip into the Olympic national park. Lots of maps and info. Outside by picnic tables is the Peabody creek trail loop a short trail into the woods or from the loop trail you can connect to the main Peabody Creek Trail and do a 2.7 mile long hike through the woods,pets are allowed on these trail.

We visited both visitor centers in Olympic National Park. We wanted to see both Hurricane Ridge plus the Hoh Rain Forest. Both visitor centers are worth the stop. Great information, Good displays about wildlife, fauna, mountain range etc that you will see in the park. Friendly rangers and goid driving maps.

The best visitor center I have visited. A small museum. It offers a large movie theater that has the most wonderful movie of the park. there is a very nice selection of postcards, shirts and lots of other things to buy in the shop. The Ranger on duty was very knowledgeable and friendly. Easy to access. Dont miss stopping here.

This is an amazing National Park. If you have the chance stop at all the visitors centers.

Very helpful folk working here. Lots of knowledge and resources.

Very helpful staff handing out maps and information outside the visitor center.

A nice and very informative station that offers some vital supplies like bear boxes. Worth stopping by!

Beautiful landscaping and views. Gorgeous and employees are very informative

Friendly staff! We stopped at the visitor center to get information about the route to Hurricane Ridge and information about Olympic National Park, because it was our first trip to this gorgeous place. This Port Angeles center houses a staffed information desk, bookstore, nature exhibits, and kids’ Discovery Room, a theater shows that free park movie. Open daily 8:30am to 5pm. The Wilderness Information Center is also here, where you can ask questions about hiking, obtain wilderness camping permit. Very clean restrooms

Beautiful easy stroll..very peaceful.

I visited visitor center before 9am. It was closed, but they had pamphlets outside, which was very helpful.

Great national park, helping staff and rangers

Too many people today. Spent over an hour in stop and go traffic just to get through the gate. Should have known better

The park is amazing and allow a close view of the snow mountain！The trail is also good and not very tough, highly recommend!

Very helpful staff. even during pandemic.

The National Park Service still hasnt figured out how to implement a system to allow visitors into the museum/store/permit and trail info center in PA but you the café at Hurricane Ridge is open to expose thousands of people daily to each other. One is run by the NPS. The other is a private business on contract. I LOVE, value, engage with, and financially support NPs and other non-commercial public lands. There are not easy solutions here. And its obvious the solutions in place are not the outcome diverse, informed experts planning adaptively. It reeks of a top-down, slow, rigid decision making model. It protects employees but not visitors. It drastically cut the services to visitors (safety, education, trail/permit info, etc) without implementing any of the proven protective measures for the packed in like sardine parking lots, bathrooms, and the short hikes around NPS facilities. Still beautiful. Still nature. Still financially and beauracratically broke and COVID magnifies the NPS worst long term issues.

The park staff helping me find the entrance to the actual park were so friendly and helpful.

One of my favorite parks in Washington.

Great place for information and super friendly park rangers !

So fun! The best thing was becoming a junior ranger! You just go up to the rangers and get a junior ranger packet and fill it out. Pledge the oath and get the pin. Great for all ages.

Visited here during covid-19 times, a week after park had just opened. Rangers were informative and helpful.We visited sol duc falls and Cresent lake. Both are amazing and must visit places

Closed when we were there. You shouldnt get paid for not supporting the public.

Great information there. Rangers are very helpful

Covid suxs, national parks rule

One of the best parks I have been to!

Limited service, but rangers ready to help.

Very clean bathrooms, quaint trail with amazing Washingtonian views.

Great place to visit before you head up to hurricane ridge

Great resources for planning a day trip into Olympic National Park! I came without having done any research about which trail I wanted to take, and left with a number of great options and a map. The hike I chose was stunning, and Ill definitely need to plan a longer trip soon.

Great views even before you hit the trails

Great park to explore. Very rich rain forest sort of lush green environment.Try to visit 2nd beach and realto beach as well if time permits.

The park rangers are super helpful and hilarious.

A well designed visitors center! It has a ton of awesome, informational displays and tons of great souvenirs. The rangers are very knowledgeable, helpful, and kind. The restrooms are in great condition. And then have tons of hikes posted with information about each one nearby so visitors can make decisions about their day.

Great place to take your toddler. And its free. Many activities to stimulate their awareness of the surrounding area. We went to see paw prints.

Small trail readily available. Great view. Love this place

Quite a bit of useful information.

Closed but they have rangers outside to provide guidance and maps.

This is a ginormous National Park. It is definitely now one of my favorite National Parks. There is so much you can see and do here. I went to three parks and I will talk about them briefly and include one picture from each spot. I saw the rainforest which was awesome and something completely different from everything I have seen before, this was my favorite part. I also saw the beach, with the rocks with trees growing on them, which was a fun little walk, and there was a bald eagle there. Finally I went to the hurricane ridge trail, and let me tell you it was freezing, but the views were good! This is an amazing national park and you should definitely go.

Amazing views! Breathtakingly Spectacular

Fine visitors center on the way to hurricane ridge. Room for kids to play in with interactive toys. Helpful staff. Came here on Memorial Day weekend and it was packed with campers getting their first come first serve passes but the staff kept it organized. Clean facilities here as well.

Wonderful educational displays. Decent gift shop with prices in keeping with other national parks. Staff very well-informed and exceptionally helpful.

Had a fresh 6 Inches of snow fall which added to the beauty of the place. Long wide open expansive views of the mountain ranges. Roads kept plowed and shoveled away walks around center. Spoke with a ranger gal who was very informative of the areas.

Friendly rangers, great information on hurricane ridge.

The visitors center is small, but offers a lot of information, and the people who work there are friendly and full of interesting stories about the park.

Beautiful.Sol Du Lac waterfall was awesome.

Our first time here, they were very helpful.

Staff was great and very helpful.We only stopped in to buy some stickers and take a break before heading home..Ranger gave us lots of info about jr ranger program and kinda some cool spots next time around

Fun to learn a little before hiking, and the preserved cabin out back was really cool!

We likes this national park a lot, no pressure for staying many days and it is really relaxing

The park is beautiful. You can drive up to Hurricane Ridge for wonderful mountain views. The gift shop is great too. The rain forest is great. Waterfalls, hot springs, etc. Etc. Stop in Port Angeles at Sabai Thai for the best Thai food ever!!!

When you start travel please must be coming to visitor center. The staff have to give you advise and suggestions.

Nice little info center! Decent sized parking lot, room for larger RVs as well. There is water fountains out front to fill up your bottles and nice clean, spacious washrooms accessible from the outside of the building. The gift shop inside isnt too pricey and the staff was very friendly and helpful, especially David!

Very informative and helpful staff.

The top view was awesome