2025 Job Postings

Accepting applications until February 21, 2025

As Olympic Hiking Co. starts its 10th year as a commercially authorized tour company in Olympic National Park, we’re thrilled to have some exciting expansions on the horizon! To support this growth, we are launching our largest hiring effort to date! We anticipate hiring up to 10-15 new employees onto our team for 2025, including brand new positions in the North Cascades and Seattle. We truly appreciate your interest to join our team and help us serve over 4,000 hikers each year.

Operations Coordinator

Seasonal: March 14 - October 31, 2025

Location: Port Angeles, WA

The Position

Olympic Hiking Co. provides guided hiking tours, shuttles, and backpacking trips throughout Olympic National Park. Our operations team works behind the scenes to provide logistics support, customer service, and monitor daily activities. For the 2025 season, we are hiring an Operations Coordinator to assist with three primary job functions: 1) day-of operations support, 2) weekly activity preparations, and 3) customer communications. Based on the candidate’s qualifications, opportunities may also be available to take on guiding assignments if desired.

What to Expect

The Operations Coordinator will work a Friday-Monday schedule, including holidays. Weekend shifts begin at 7:00 AM to assist with tour departures, client check-in, and dispatching trailhead shuttle drivers. Shifts typically end between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM as activities wrap up for the day. Friday shifts are typically from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, during which you will collaborate with the General Manager to prepare for weekend logistics. Monday shifts are usually 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM to finalize deliverables and complete weekend activity reporting. Occasionally, Friday and Monday shifts may extend to a full day (7:00 AM to 5:00 PM). All assignments are on-site at our office.

Guest Experience Specialist (Part-Time)

Seasonal: March 14 - October 31, 2025

Location: Port Angeles, WA

The Position

Olympic Hiking Co. provides guided hiking tours, shuttles, and backpacking trips throughout Olympic National Park. Our operations team works behind the scenes to provide logistics support, customer service, and monitor daily activities. For the 2025 season, we are hiring several Guest Experience Specialists to assist in welcoming our tour guests, managing customer intake forms, and organizing deliverables for upcoming tours. This is a part-time position with assignments scheduled in advance on an ad-hoc basis based on the weekly schedule.

What to Expect

Our Guest Experience Specialists can choose from two shift options: 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM or 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. These shifts align with guest check-ins, tour departures, shuttle activities, picnic order fulfillments, and rental car logistics. Team members will report to the General Manager and Operations Coordinator. We hope to build a small team of specialists to help us provide coverage for operational support seven days a week. Whether you prefer to work one day per week or multiple shifts, we welcome your help in ensuring smooth tour departures and a positive guest experience. It is a fast-paced, fun, and collaborative environment, where we have the special opportunity to meet travelers from around the world and provide them a sincere warm welcome.

Naturalist Hiking Guide (Part-Time)

Seasonal: March 14 - October 31, 2025

Location: Port Angeles, WA

The Position

Olympic Hiking Co. provides guided hiking tours, shuttles, and backpacking trips throughout Olympic National Park. Our team of Naturalist Hiking Guides facilitates small group tours, custom private tours, and step-on guide services daily from April 1 to October 31 each year. To ensure top-quality service and reliable availability for our clients, we employ a small team of part-time guides to help manage our tour schedule during especially busy days. Over the years, we’ve built a network of local guides who are passionate about leading memorable and informative trips for our guests, fostering a deeper connection to the outdoors. Our part-time guides enjoy a more flexible schedule and being assigned on an ad-hoc basis.

What to Expect

Based on weekly demand, part-time guides are typically scheduled 1-3 days per week on an ad-hoc basis to assist with small group tours, custom private tours, and step-on guiding services for cruise ship bus tours. Assignments for day tours rotate through top destinations in Olympic National Park, focusing on naturalist interpretation of the region’s ecosystems. For qualified applicants, custom private tour assignments may also include guiding more strenuous day hikes, which range from 6 to 10 miles. Guides with a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) certification are eligible to guide backpacking trips, typically lasting 4 days and 3 nights, covering 30-40 miles of hiking. A Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification is a requirement for all guiding assignments.

Backcountry Guide (Part-Time)

Seasonal: May 1 - September 30, 2025

Locations: Port Angeles, WA, Mount Vernon, WA, or Bellingham, WA

The Position

Olympic Hiking Co. provides guided day tours, shuttles, and backpacking trips throughout Olympic National Park, serving over 4,000 hikers annually. In 2024, we expanded into the North Cascades through our Hike Cascades division, offering our first hiking tours and backpacking trips. We are expanding our backcountry guiding team to lead backpacking trips in both Olympic and the North Cascades. This summer, we plan to offer eight group backpacking trips and accept private trips upon request. Qualified candidates may also lead lodge-based hiking tours or guided day tours based out of Port Angeles and Mount Vernon. Backpacking trips often involve 40+ hour workweeks, but are scheduled on an ad-hoc basis, resulting in a monthly workload typical of part-time hours.

What to Expect

Once assigned to a backpacking trip, guides participate in a pre-trip Zoom call with the Operations Team and may join an optional client call. A packing session is scheduled the day before the trip, typically from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Guides are expected to be available from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM for this preparation day. In the field, guides lead up to 8 clients individually or 10 with a co-guide. Trips range from 3-day, 2-night outings to 5-day, 4-night expeditions, with itineraries varying from beginner-friendly routes to challenging journeys covering 10+ miles with significant elevation changes in a day. Guides assist with water filtration, boiling water, camp setup, navigation, and maintaining a suitable pace. After the trip, guides assist with a “gear explosion” to ensure proper return and condition of gear and submit a detailed trip report via email the next day.

Trailhead Shuttle Driver (Part-Time)

Seasonal: March 14 - October 31, 2025

Locations: Port Angeles, WA

The Position

Olympic Hiking Co. facilitates trailhead shuttles for over 2,000 passengers throughout the Olympic Peninsula annually. Based out of Port Angeles, we employ a small team of Trailhead Shuttle Drivers to operate shuttles using our 12 and 15 passenger vans and rental vehicles as needed. This is a part-time position with assignments scheduled in advance on an ad-hoc basis based on the weekly activity schedule.

What to Expect

Our Trailhead Shuttle service is considered to be the “ski-lift on wheels” for backpackers, as our drivers provide a valuable point-to-point service for through-hikers in Olympic National Park. Additionally, our drivers assist with various shuttles for day hikers, bicyclists, and other travelers throughout the Olympic Peninsula. Our drivers provide their availability, and our Operations Team schedules assignments on a weekly basis according to bookings. Port Angeles-based drivers typically focus on custom shuttle bookings with routes, start times, and end times that vary daily. Shifts usually range from 6 to 8 hours; however, during busy periods, shifts can last up to 12 hours and involve driving up to 350 miles.

Hiking Guides & Shuttle Drivers (Part-Time)

Seasonal: May 1 - October 31, 2025

Locations: Bellingham, Mount Vernon, & Mazama, WA

The Position

As Olympic Hiking Co. enters its 10th year of operation in Olympic National Park, we’re thrilled to expand our guided tours, shuttles, and backpacking trips into the North Cascades through our Hike Cascades division. After a successful pilot year in 2024, we’re excited to grow our offerings in 2025—and we need your help! With our 20-employee team well-established in Port Angeles for operations in Olympic, we’re now hiring Hiking Guides and Shuttle Drivers in Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and Mazama to build our Hike Cascades team. While these seasonal positions may not offer consistent full-time hours, they represent an exciting first step in developing a strong network of outdoor professionals in these communities and deepening our local partnerships.

What to Expect

Bellingham & Mount Vernon – Guiding Focus: We will offer a North Cascades Sightseeing Tour on Saturdays from May 24 – September 27, 2025 and private hiking tours and custom shuttles upon request. Our guests frequently stay in Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and La Conner. We aim to hire 1-2 guides that can help us manage our Saturday sightseeing tour, private hiking tours, and custom trailhead shuttles.

Mazama – Shuttle Focus: We operate hiker shuttle service along Highway 20 and other popular trailheads within Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Ideally, we aim to have 2-3 shuttle drivers based out of Mazama that will manage our shuttle schedule from July 1 – September 30, 2025 with our 12-passenger van. For qualified applicants, we anticipate occasional private guided hiking tour assignments for guests staying in Mazama and Winthrop that want to visit North Cascades National Park.

Interested for Future Opportunities?

Olympic Hiking Company LLC is a commercially authorized tour company within Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, and various surrounding forest service districts. Founded in 2016, our team of about 20 employees help serve over 4,000 hikers annually each year. Our team is comprised of Naturalist Hiking Guides, Trailhead Shuttle Drivers, Backcountry Guides, and Operations Team Members.

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