Quinault · Olympic National Park wilderness
Half-way House
Recreation.gov listing: Half-way House
- WIC only
Approximate location: 47.6280° N, 123.6317° W Not for navigation.
Manually accepted approximate representative coordinate. Half-way House is a verified real WIC-only camp with no point in any NPS wilderness camp dataset; the coordinate is intended for map discovery, not precise route finding.
Dates and availability
The planner covers 2026-09-01 to 2027-05-31 and shows this camp as WIC only, not with Recreation.gov online availability.
Getting a permit for this camp
A wilderness camping permit is required year-round.
This campsite is booked through the Wilderness Information Center rather than Recreation.gov online booking.
To plan a night here, contact the WIC (opens in a new tab).
What each availability status means: About Bearpath.
Advance reservation season
No verified campsite-specific season information for this camp. Check Recreation.gov or contact the Wilderness Information Center.
A season governs when advance reservations are taken, not whether camping is allowed.
Listing notes and park-wide rules
Park-wide distance rule: NPS states that Recreation.gov will not book a campsite more than 15 miles from a trailhead or from the previous campsite, or more than 10 miles on the coast. For a longer distance, the Wilderness Information Center (WIC) sets up the permit by phone. Source: NPS backpacking FAQ (opens in a new tab).
Food storage: NPS wilderness food storage (opens in a new tab).
Official links
- Olympic National Park wilderness reservations and permits (NPS) (opens in a new tab)
- Wilderness Information Center (NPS) (opens in a new tab)
- Olympic National Park wilderness trail conditions (NPS) (opens in a new tab)
- Backpacking frequently asked questions (NPS) (opens in a new tab)
- Olympic National Park Wilderness Permit on Recreation.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Interactive Wilderness Map (NPS) (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Permit facts from Recreation.gov and NPS data. Listing names come from the Recreation.gov permit listing, booking methods from Recreation.gov and the Wilderness Information Center, advance reservation seasons from the NPS wilderness map, Starting Areas and group size options from Bearpath’s research into the Recreation.gov booking grid, and map locations from NPS map data or a location Bearpath reviewed.
No Bearpath write-up yet
Bearpath has not written a description or review of this campsite yet.