Savanna Randolph and Stephen Wine, both of Charleston, S.C., receive travel advice from volunteer Ardith Hansel at the temporary Port Angeles visitor center for Olympic National Park on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Savanna Randolph and Stephen Wine, both of Charleston, S.C., receive travel advice from volunteer Ardith Hansel at the temporary Port Angeles visitor center for Olympic National Park on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

All services in Olympic National Park now open after shutdown

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park has resumed regular operations now that President Donald Trump has signed a bill reopening the government.

The bill signed late Monday ended a partial federal government shutdown that resulted in staffing no visitor services Saturday through Monday.

“Olympic National Park’s employees are happy to be back at work, serving the American people and welcoming visitors to their national parks,” said Penny Wagner, park spokeswoman, in a news release.

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Visitor centers are now open and Hurricane Ridge Road will be open Fridays, Saturdays and holiday Mondays, weather permitting.

Some areas of the park remain closed because of weather.

Park maintenance staff is working to clear debris and restore vehicle access to Rialto Beach which remained closed since last Thursday’s storm surge, Wagner said Tuesday.

The Elwha Olympic Hot Springs Road remained closed to vehicle access due to flood damage and the Staircase area remained closed to vehicle access due to a washout just outside the park boundary. Deer Park Road and Sol Duc Road are closed to vehicles for the winter season.

For updated road and weather information for the park, call the recorded information line at 360-565-3131 or visit www.nps.gov/olym.

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