HOODSPORT — A key access road to the eastern side of Olympic National Park that was washed out by a winter storm will remain closed at least through this year’s recreation season, officials say.
Storms closed four major roads in the Olympic National Forest last winter. Washouts blocked Dosewallips Road, the Hamma Hamma Road and Forest Service Road 2441. Lake Cushman Road was partly blocked by a large landslide.
Lake Cushman and Hamma Hamma roads have been repaired and reopened, said Susan Graham, a spokeswoman for the Hood Canal Ranger District in Quilcene.
But the Dosewallips Road remains closed.
High water in the Dosewallips River washed out about 100 yards of the road and the hillside behind it about 10 miles from U.S. Highway 101, blocking access to the Elkhorn Campground and to the Olympic National Park’s Dosewallips Campground, ranger station and trailheads within the park.
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