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Volunteer Cleanup Coming To Olympic National Park

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March 28, 2025

You're invited to help clean up marine debris on the beaches of Olympic National Park/Lee Dalton file

Interested in lending a hand to the National Park Service at Olympic National Park in Washington? On April 19 volunteers are invited to visit the park's beaches to clean up marine debris as part of the Washington Coastal Cleanup effort. This year's cleanup will focus on beaches near Mora and Kalaloch.

Interested volunteers can register online at Volunteer.gov by Saturday, April 6, at 11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Although walk-up registration will be available, it is not guaranteed.

Volunteers should arrive early, as the registration tables at the Mora and Kalaloch trailheads will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 19th. The cleanup event will run until 5 p.m. that day.

The coastline in the Mora area presents unique challenges for cleanup participants. Volunteers must hike several miles to reach their cleanup site, collect trash, and carry it back to the trailheads. Motor vehicles are prohibited on park beaches and all litter must be removed on foot.  

Frontcountry camping in the Kalaloch Campground will be offered free of charge for pre-registered volunteers. 

In April 2024, 133 dedicated volunteers stuffed debris into garbage bags, tied multiple buoys and floats to framed backpacks, and carried trash off park beaches on foot. Some even rolled automobile tires to trailheads. These committed stewards helped preserve the fragile coastal ecosystems within Olympic National Park. Join the effort and help keep the park’s stunning coastline clean and beautiful by signing up today!  

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