Single Incident Information

All seven active fires in Olympic National Park ignited when a series of lightning strikes occurred on the Olympic Peninsula in the afternoon on August 28.

The fires in Olympic National Park have seen minimal growth due to wetting rains over the fire area. There will be no additional updates unless there is a change in fire behavior. 

The Delabarre Fire is the largest of the fires and started in the Delabarre Creek drainage and burned to the northeast over a ridge and into the Buckinghorse Creek drainage.

There continues to remain no threat to critical infrastructure or communities from these fires at this time. 

Fire is an integral part of the forested ecosystems on the Olympic Peninsula; plants and animals here have evolved with fire for thousands of years. Many factors such as weather, topography, and vegetation influence fire behavior and the effects that fires have on natural resources.   

Due to wildfire activity the following closures are in effect until further notice: 

• Elwha River Trail from Dodger Point Trail junction to Low Divide  
• Hayden Pass Trail 
• Dosewallips River Trail from Dose Meadows to Hayden Pass 
• North Fork Quinault Trail from Elip Creek trail junction to Low Divide 
• Skyline Trail from Elip Creek Trail junction to Low Divide  
• Martin Park Trail 
• Obstruction Point Road and Trailhead  

Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center (WIC) will be notifying backcountry permit holders who may be impacted by this closure. Any permit holders who plan to backpack in the above impacted areas should contact the WIC at 360-565-2992 or by emailing OLYM_WIC@nps.gov.