PORT ANGELES — Beginning next Friday, February 24, the Hurricane Ridge Mountain View Café, Gift Shop & Rental Shop, will be closed in preparation for the upcoming rehabilitation of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge. Until the end of the winter season on March 26, visitors to Hurricane Ridge should prepare for this change by bringing their own food and drink. Ski and snowshoe rentals will also not be available; visitors must bring their own equipment.

This is part of the $10.8 million project to bring Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge into compliance with current codes and accessibility standards. The work will create a safer and more energy efficient lodge by replacing, fixing, and updating structural elements of the lodge, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2024.

The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge will remain open weekends and holiday Mondays until the end of the winter season. The Day Lodge will continue to provide a place for visitors to speak with a park ranger, find a restroom, and warm up.

Up-to-date information on winter access to Hurricane Ridge can be found on the Hurricane Ridge Winter Access Twitter page or by calling (360) 565-3131.

(Olympic National Park photo)