Hurricane Ridge Winter Shuttle

Saturdays only: December 21, 2024 - March 29, 2025

Plus Additional Holiday Offerings:

Sun 12/22, Thu 12/26, Fri 12/27, Sun 12/29, Sun 1/19, Mon 1/20, Sun 2/16, Mon 2/17

Ticket Pricing

  • Adult (no National Parks Pass): $40 per passenger

  • Adult (with National Parks Pass): $25 per passenger

  • Youth (Age 15 or Younger): $25 per passenger

  • Note: National Parks Pass covers $15 ONP Entrance Fee for up to four adult passengers traveling together.

Meetup Location

Port Angeles Wharf 115 E Railroad Ave, Port Angeles, WA 98362

Important Notes

  • 27 passenger capacity with gear storage available

  • Arrive between 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM for check-in

  • Advanced online bookings required

  • Online bookings close within 12 hours of departure

 

About the Shuttle

Olympic Hiking Co. is thrilled to partner with the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation to facilitate a commercial four-wheel drive, winter shuttle bus to Hurricane Ridge! Thanks to this partnership and lodging tax support from the City of Port Angeles, we’re able to offer this shuttle for $25 per passenger. For those without a National Parks pass, it is an additional $15 for the Olympic National Park entrance fee the park collects for Adult Passengers (Age 16 or Older). A National Parks pass covers up to four adult passengers traveling together.

Pending road and weather conditions, the winter shuttle bus is scheduled to depart Port Angeles by 8:30 AM, providing a 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM timeframe to recreate atop Hurricane Ridge, returning to Port Angeles around 3:30 PM.

Shuttle Schedule

  • 8:00 AM: Winter shuttle bus stages in the load zone in front of the Port Angeles Wharf and Port Angeles Visitor Center

  • 8:15 AM: Passenger check-in and loading begins in front of the bus

  • 8:30 AM: Scheduled Departure from the Port Angeles Wharf

  • 9:30 AM / 10:00 AM: Arrival to Hurricane Ridge

  • 2:15 PM: Passenger check-in and loading begins for departure

  • 2:30 PM: Departure from Hurricane Ridge

  • 3:30 PM: Estimated Return to the Port Angeles Wharf

    Timing subject to change based on weather and road conditions.

Visitor Center and Services

After the visitor center was destroyed in a fire, services at Hurricane Ridge are now different.

Temporary trailers will provide restrooms and a visitor contact station. The contact station will be staffed intermittently Fridays through Sundays. There will be no indoor warming area, food service, potable water, or gear rentals available. Accordingly, our winter shuttle bus will remain parked atop Hurricane Ridge to serve as the warming area for our shuttle passengers throughout the day.

Gallery

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Additional Information

Road Reports & Delays

For the safety of visitors, Olympic National Park may have delayed road openings, early closures, or complete road closures for the day. Our first road report is at 8:00 AM. Accordingly, we may have to delay or cancel our shuttle on short notice.

Check visibility & snowpack

Check weather forecast & conditions

Cancellation & Rescheduling

  • Guests that cancel: 24 hours or more notice = 97% refund; Less than 24 hours = 0% refund

    • Note: a 3% credit processing fee from our tour software is non-refundable

  • Road closure and no shuttle: Guests can reschedule for free or cancel their reservation

  • Delayed openings or early returns: No discounts or refunds available

Why should you take our shuttle to Hurricane Ridge?

  • Avoid Entrance Fee Wait Station Delays. With a dedicated shuttle bus parking area, our winter shuttle will be able to get through the Hurricane Ridge Entrance Fee Station upon the road opening, avoiding delays that can occur once the parking lot fills up.

  • No stress over tire chains! Olympic National Park requires tire chains to be carried in the vehicle at all times for winter travel up to Hurricane Ridge, and for very snowy conditions, required to be put onto the vehicle.

  • Enjoy the ride, don’t stress the drive! The 17-mile road up to Hurricane Ridge is one of the most spectacular drives in the Pacific Northwest. However, in the wintertime, it can easily become a more white-knuckle driving experience. Let our professional transportation partner and their commercial drivers take the wheel, so you can enjoy the drive and views!